1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 5, 2:40 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 340 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2001 CONVECTION DVLPG ALG SEABREEZE FNT THIS AFTN. THIS CONVECTION WILL DMNSH WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HTG WHILE TRANSLATING SLOWLY INLAND DURG THE RMNDR OF THE AFTN...AND PERHAPS INTO THE EARLY EVE. WILL CARRY SLGT CHC POPS ACRS ENTIRE FA...WITH PRECIP PSBL ACRS FAR INLAND CNTYS UNTIL MDNGT OR A LTL THEREAFTER...IN CASE ADDITIONAL CONVECTION ADVECTS IN FM THE W AND SW. MODELS INDICATE AMS MSTR GRDLY INCRG FM THE S WITH PW VALUES INCRG TO OVR 2.0 INCHES THRU THU. HARD TO DETERMINE TIMING AND LOCATION OF MINOR UPR IMPLS WHICH MAY AFFECT FA OVR THE NXT CPL DAYS. HOWEVER...BEST CHC OF CONVECTION APRS TO BE THU WITH APCH OF CDFNT AND THUS BTR LOW LVL FORCING. ALSO...SHTWV TROF PASSING TO THE N WILL WKN UPR RDG...ALLOWING FOR A W-NW UPR FLOW TO ENSUE. WILL HAVE 20-30 POPS FOR WED AND WED NGT AND CHC POPS ACRS ENTIRE FA FOR THU AND THU NGT WITH 30-40% POPS. AVN APRS OVERDONE WITH DVLPMT OF SFC FTRS...BUT SHOWS FNT STALLING ACRS NRN SXNS FRI...THUS WILL KEEP CHC DIURNAL CONVECTION THRU THE WEEKEND. CWF...EXPECT S TO SW FLOW TO CONTINUE WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED THROUGH THU. FOR THU NIGHT SHOULD SEE SOME INCREASE IN WINDS WITH TIGHTENING OF PRES GRADIENT AS BNDRY DROPS S TOWARDS THE AREA. THINK THE AVN IS TOO STRONG WITH THESE WINDS AS IT DEVELOPS TOO STRONG A WAVE ALONG THE BNDRY. BEYOND THIS TIME FRAME...WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED WILL DEPEND ON LOCATION OF BNDRY BUT DO NOT EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FCST PERIOD. FCSTID = 22 CHS 72 93 72 90 / 20 20 20 30 SAV 71 93 71 91 / 20 20 30 40 CHL a 74 92 74 90 / 20 20 20 30 NBC 72 93 72 90 / 20 20 20 30 RBW 71 94 71 91 / 20 20 30 40 .CHS... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. JAC/SLF
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:11 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon causing a fire that did extensive damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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