South Carolina, 2002

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 31, 2002

March 31, 2002 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 31, 2:00 PM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 2:00 PM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
200 PM EST SUN MAR 31 2002

BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE FOR THE SHORT TERM ON THIS PKG. ENTIRE CWA
CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN SVR WATCH 66. VORT MAX IN S/CNTRL MS WILL CONT
TO PUSH E AND CROSS THE CWA LATE TONIGHT. GOOD AGREEMENT THAT FRONT
WILL PUSH THRU THE CWA EARLY IN THE MORNING AND BE OFF THE COAST BY
ROUGHLY 9Z. CONDS LOOK GOOD TO GO W/CATEGORICAL POPS TONIGHT AND
HANG ON TO A SLGT/CHC RIGHT ALONG THE COAST VERY EARLY SECOND PD.
BEYOND THAT...DRY CONDS QUICKLY COME IN ON MON AND REMAIN THRU TUE.
PLAN TO KEEP TEMPS NEAR THE AVN. NEXT CHC OF PCPN WILL BE W/FRONT
PUSHING THRU LATE ON WED...DRY OTHERWISE.

CWF...WILL CONT SCA FOR THE CHS HARBOR THRU LATE TONIGHT. SCEC FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS. EXPECT SOME GUSTS AOA 20 W/FROPA...BUT ONLY
FOR A FEW HOURS. WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH THRU MID-DAY ON MON AND
SLOWLY VEER TO BE MAINLY LIGHT SE/S BY LATE TUE.

CHS   61  74  48  76 /  80  20   0   0
SAV   61  75  48  78 /  80  10   0   0
CHL   64  73  55  74 /  80  20   0   0
NBC   61  74  49  78 /  80  20   0   0
RBW   58  74  46  78 /  80  10   0   0

.CHS...
GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST
     AMZ354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141.
SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST
     AMZ330-350-352-SCZ040-042045-047>050.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ330.

WOODWORTH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 4:24 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
424 PM EST SUN MAR 31 2002

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0255 PM    WILLIAMS                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
03/31/02   COLLETON                       A FEW LARGE TREES
                                          DOWN.REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT
Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:04 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON, SC
604 PM EST SUN MAR 31 2002

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0505 PM    8 SW REIDSVILLE           GA   WIND DAMAGE
03/31/02   TATTNALL                       SEVERAL LARGE OAK TREES
                                          DOWN AND NUMEROUS
                                          TRAMPOLINES BLOWN
                                          AWAYREPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton

When
March 31, 7:20 PM EST
Where
Hampton County, 1 mi E of Crocketville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
32.900, -81.067

There were several trees down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5285248.