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High Wind in York, South Carolina

High Wind February 4, 2002 · York, South Carolina

50
Wind speed (unit not recorded)
1
Death

The wider storm

High winds, mostly in the form of peak gusts rather than sustained wind, blew down a number of trees and power lines. In northern Spartanburg, the siding was blown off a building at a university. In Rock Hill, a 45 foot wall at a construction site was blown down. One worker died and 4 others were injured. Wind gusts, as measured by ASOS, did not reach more than 37 mph, and there was little other damage reported in York County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5283275. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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