South Carolina, 2002

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 3, 2002

May 3, 2002 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 3, 5:35 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 5:35 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
635 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2002

QUICK UPDATE FORTHCOMING FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCH #222 FOR OUR SOUTHWEST
TIER ZONES. WILL ALSO INCREASE POPS...TO CATEGORICAL FOR THE WESTERN
ZONES...TO LIKELY FOR THE EASTERN ZONES...EXCEPT KEPT CHANCE ACROSS
OUR NORTHERN ZONES BORDERING RAH AND RNK.

FCSTID =
GSP   74  58  61  54 /  80  70  50  20
AND   75  59  64  55 /  80  70  50  20
CLT   73  57  60  55 /  60  60  50  20
HKY   69  54  59  53 /  40  60  50  20
AVL   69  53  57  49 /  80  60  50  20

.GSP...
GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL NOON EDT
GAZ010-017>018-026-028>029.
NC...NONE.
SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL NOON EDT SCZ001>006-010-011.

BURRUS

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
May 3, 7:40 AM EST
Where
Anderson County, Iva
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
34.300, -82.667

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: 5298074.