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Weddell, South Carolina

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pontiac census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29223. It stands on Lightwood Knot Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fort Jackson North quadrangle.

Weddell within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

182 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Weddell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 698 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 24 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined81
Misuse of fire by a minor44
Arson/incendiarism24
Debris and open burning15
Smoking8
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2017Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1999Debris and open burning3.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Weddell: 9 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Loveless & Loveless Plant #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pontiac Sand MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith Properties MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Trip Construction Co. Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Trip PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carolina Ceramics Shale PitClayPast ProducerMetamorphic
Haskell Clay MineClayPast ProducerMetamorphic
Kershaw County MinesClayProducer

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

16 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weddell in 16 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2015Flash FloodWeddell$2,000,000SC Highway Patrol reports Grampian Hills Road at Two Notch Road closed due to flooding.
October 2015Flash FloodWeddell$2,000,000SC Highway Patrol reports Spring Valley Road at Two Notch Road closed due to flooding.
October 2015Flash FloodWeddell$500,000SC Highway Patrol reports roadway flooded at Two Notch Road and Polo Road.
April 2011HailWeddell$12,000WIS TV reported quarter size hail along with trees and powerlines down at the Village of Sandhills.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWeddell$12,000Sheriff reported t and powerlines down at Hwy 76 and Hiller road.
September 2015Flash FloodWeddell$4,000Sheriff reported the intersecton of Legrand and Pinnacle Point Drive do to flash flooding. Water levels were 1 to 3 feet deep.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindWeddell$4,000Sheriff reported trees down near Two Notch road and Daulton road.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindWeddell$2,000Highway Patrol reported trees down on I-20 close to mile marker 80.
July 2017Flash FloodWeddell$100Columbia Fire Dept reported multiple vehicles stalled in floodwaters 9300 to 9700 Two Notch Rd.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindWeddell-A tree was leaning on a power line at Windsor Lake Blvd and Windsor Lake Way.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWeddell-Spotter reported several trees down within Sesquicentennial State Park. Two campers had trees fall on them. There were no injuries reported.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWeddell-SC DOT reported a tree down at Percival Rd and Old Percival Rd. Time estimated.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWeddell-Trees were downed, and were blocking the roadway, at the intersection of Oakcrest Rd and Windsor Lake Blvd. Time estimated.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindWeddell-A tree was blown down onto a trailer near Alpine Rd and Windsor Lake Blvd. Only minor damage. No injuries. Time estimated.
March 2019Tornado (EF1)Weddell-Fort Jackson personnel surveyed damage on the base and provided the National Weather Service with detailed damage photos which are consistent with a tornado. The tornado uprooted and snapped multiple pine trees in the vicinity of Park Rd near|Gills Creek. The tornado touched down about half a mile southeast of the intersection of Percival Rd and Alpine Rd. The tornado path length was approximately 0.6 miles with a width of about 200 yards.
July 2014HailWeddell-Reported dime size hail near I-20 and Alpine Road.

Every storm recorded in Richland County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Forestwood Estates0.2 miles24
Windsor Estates0.3 miles24
Wedgewood0.5 miles24
Briarwood0.8 miles24
East Lake Hills0.8 miles24
Edinburgh0.8 miles24
Springhill1.1 miles24
Folkestone1.1 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231899. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.