South Carolina, 2001

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 1, 2001

June 1, 2001 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 12:50 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 12:50 PM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
150 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2001

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 500 PM FOR MOST OF CWA.

OMEGA/SHORT WAVE MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT. WILL KEEP LIKELY
POPS IN FOR THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. WILL EMPHASIZE HEAVY RAIN IN
ADDITION TO SEVERE THREAT.

LEE SIDE TROUGH WILL LIE JUST WEST OF FORECAST AREA ON SATURDAY.
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...BUT WITH STRONG HEATING
EXPECT SCATTERED CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY INLAND...WILL GO WITH 30
POPS INALND AND 20 POPS ALONG SEA BREEZE FRONT FOR THE COAST.

UPPER/SURFACE LOW WILL DRIFT ACROSS NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DRAG ACROSS THE AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT.

FRONT DOES NOT REALLY CLEAR THE AREA AND STALLS JUST TO SOUTH AND
THEN MOVES TO NORTH AS A WARM FRONT MONDAY NIGHT. WILL INCLUDE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY.

WILL KEEP DRY ON TUESDAY BUT WILL INCLUDE POPS FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY WITH FRONT BEARING DOWN ON THE AREA. FRONT SHOULD CLEAR
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRINGING A POPLESS FRIDAY.

CWF...WILL KEEP WIND AND SEAS BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA...HIGHLIGHTING SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR TONIGHT.

PRELIM NUMBERS...
FCSTID = 27
ILM   70  88  68  86 /  70  20  10  20
LBT   69  89  66  87 /  70  30  10  20
FLO   70  90  68  88 /  70  30  10  20
MYR   70  85  68  84 /  70  20  10  20

.ILM...
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

DIGIORGI

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:53 PM EST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
153 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0145 PM    FLORENCE                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/01/01   FLORENCE                       POWER OUT, TREES DOWN ON
                                          FLORENCE/PAMLICO HWY.
                                          REPORTED BY FLORENCE COUNTY
                                          911.

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The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Florence

When
June 1, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Florence County, Effingham
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.067, -79.767

Trees down on Friendfield Rd.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5251683.