South Carolina, 2011Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 1, 2011
January 1, 2011 · NWS CHS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A rapidly intensifying storm system tracked by just off the coast of the southeast United States, resulting in strong gusty winds across southern South Carolina.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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 rapidly intensifying storm system tracked by just off the coast of the southeast United States, resulting in strong gusty winds across southern 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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 1, 11:27 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 11:27 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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- When
- January 1, 12:35 PM EST to 12:36 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
A National Weather Service employee reported a large tree limb and a small tree blown down along Long Point Road in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
Strong Wind, Tidal Berkeley
- When
- January 1, 12:35 PM EST to 12:36 PM EST
- Where
- Tidal Berkeley forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
A National Weather Service employee reported a street sign blown down by strong gusty winds near the intersection of Interstate 526 and Clements Ferry Road on Daniel Island.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
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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: 276910, 276911.