High Wind, Greater Oconee
- When
- January 12, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greater Oconee forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
High Wind in South Carolina, January 12, 2012
West winds increased during the evening across western portions of upstate South Carolina behind a strong cold front. Dozens of trees were blown down over about a 4 hour period.
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
- 4
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 GSP wrote it up.
West winds increased during the evening across western portions of upstate South Carolina behind a strong cold front. Dozens of trees were blown down over about a 4 hour period.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Greater Pickens
- When
- January 12, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greater Pickens forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
High Wind, Anderson
- When
- January 12, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.519, -82.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Abbeville
- When
- January 12, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Abbeville forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.223, -82.459 (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
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 12, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 12 to 14, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, January 12 to 14, 2012
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Strong Wind in Georgia, January 12, 2012
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 12, 2012
- High Wind in North Carolina, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Ice Storm in New York, January 12, 2012
- Wildfire in California, January 12 to 13, 2012
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, January 2012
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 360991, 360992, 360993, 360994.