South Carolina, 2008Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 17, 2008
February 17, 2008 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A small line of severe storms produced wind damage over the western Upstate of South Carolina.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A small line of severe storms produced wind damage over the western Upstate of South Carolina.
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 Feb 17, 6:18 PM EST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 6:18 PM EST, 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 17, 5:18 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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</html>Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- February 17, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Westminster
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.670, -83.100
Three trees blown down in the Westminster area. A tree was also blown down in Walhalla and another in Seneca.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens
- When
- February 17, 6:57 PM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, 9 mi NNW of Pickens
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -82.761
Two trees were blown down and blocked roads in the Sunset community.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, February 17, 200864 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 31 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, February 17, 20088 injured · $1.7 million · EF1 · 28 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Tennessee, February 17, 20081 death · $75,000 · 78 kt wind · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 17, 2008$974,000 · EF2 · 4 events
- Cold in Illinois, February 17 to 19, 20081 death · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, February 17, 20081 injured · $541,000 · EF1 · 11 events
- Tornadoes in Florida, February 17, 2008$950,000 · EF1 · 2 events
- Flooding in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 2008$2.1 million · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 17 to 18, 20081 injured · $281,000 · EF1 · 7 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 17 to 18, 20081 injured · $201,000 · EF1 · 4 events
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, February 17, 2008$148,000 · EF1 · 9 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17, 2008$300,000 · 7 events
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: 80881, 80883.