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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Charleston, SC

June 12, 2026Beaufort County, Colleton County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2026, 2:03 PM EDT for Beaufort County, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 12, 2026, 2:03 PM EDT (18:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beaufort County, SC, Colleton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, 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 this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 12, 7:39 AM EDT, 6 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 7:39 AM EDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:59 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
159 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

SCZ043-148-149-121830-
Beaufort SC-Coastal Colleton SC-Inland Colleton SC-
159 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT AND COLLETON COUNTIES
UNTIL 230 PM EDT...

At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
White Hall, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Green Pond, Ashepoo, White Hall, Wiggins, Nemours Plantation and
  Fenwick.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, TV or your local news
source for the latest information from the National Weather Service.

Report damage directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at
888-383-2024 when it is safe to do so. You can also email your report
to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 8077 3279 8071 3275 8045 3273 8045
      3272 8043 3271 8044 3271 8043 3272 8042
      3266 8042 3265 8041 3251 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 292DEG 18KT 3271 8067

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

BSH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 12, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	31 min
Jun 12, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	34 min
Jun 12, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	28 min
Jun 12, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	42 min
Jun 12, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	28 min
Jun 12, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Liberty	23 min
Jun 12, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Long	41 min
Jun 12, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	37 min
Jun 12, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Chatham	32 min
Jun 12, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch	32 min
Jun 12, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Effingham, Screven	49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2026 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.