Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Southern Oconee, South Carolina

2000-12-01 to 2000-12-31 · Southern Oconee, South Carolina

Event narrative

Cold weather persisted through almost the entire month of December, causing emergency heating funds to run completely out in some areas, and to fall short in many others.

Wider weather episode

December 2000 will long be remembered for the brutal hold that cold weather had on the region. At the NWS office located at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, it was the coldest month on record since the NWS began official record-keeping in November 1962.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5177016. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.