High Wind, Beaufort
- When
- February 27, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
High Wind in South Carolina, February 27, 2005
A deep low pressure system moved along the southeast coast on the evening of the 27th into the 28th. As heavy rainfall ended, large pressure rises caused strong winds to occur across southern South Carolina.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 happened
The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A deep low pressure system moved along the southeast coast on the evening of the 27th into the 28th. As heavy rainfall ended, large pressure rises caused strong winds to occur across southern South Carolina. Numerous trees were knocked down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Charleston
- When
- February 27, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
High Wind, Hampton
- When
- February 27, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.776, -81.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jasper
- When
- February 27, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
High Wind, Northern Colleton
- When
- February 27, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Colleton forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.843, -80.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, February 27, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Florida, February 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 2005
- High Wind in Georgia, February 27, 2005
- High Wind in Oregon, February 27 to 28, 2005
- High Surf in South Carolina, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Hail in Texas, February 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 27, 2005
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, February 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5442175, 5442176, 5442177, 5442178, 5442179.