Tornado, Hampton
- When
- June 12, 4:35 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton County, 1 mi NE of Early Branch
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -80.900
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 2001
As the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison moved across the southeastern states, numerous funnel clouds developed with several of them actually touching down for brief periods of time. None of them produced any major damage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 happened
The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
As the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison moved across the southeastern states, numerous funnel clouds developed with several of them actually touching down for brief periods of time. None of them produced any major damage. In most cases, there were trees snapped off about 15 to 20 feet above the ground.
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:36 UTC.
Event by event
8 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Colleton
- When
- June 12, 4:40 PM EST to 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Colleton County, 5 mi S of Walterboro to 5 mi SE of Walterboro
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.830, -80.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton
- When
- June 12, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Colleton County, Islandton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -80.933
Trees and power lines down.
Tornado, Hampton
- When
- June 12, 5:30 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton County, Hampton
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.867, -81.117
Courthouse damaged and several trees snapped off 15 to 20 feet above the ground.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- June 12, 7:05 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper County, 5 mi SE of Ridgeland to 5 mi ESE of Ridgeland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -80.950
Large limbs and power lines down.
Tornado, Beaufort
- When
- June 12, 7:10 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Gardens Corner
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.600, -80.750
Tornado, Beaufort
- When
- June 12, 7:25 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, 6 mi NE of Bluffton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -80.800
Tornado, Beaufort
- When
- June 12, 7:55 PM EST to 7:58 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Parris Is
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -80.683
Tornado, Beaufort
- When
- June 12, 8:15 PM EST to 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, 2 mi NE of Beaufort
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -80.667
Thunderstorm Wind, Charleston
- When
- June 12, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, Ladson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 32.983, -80.100
Large limbs and trees down.
Tornado, Charleston
- When
- June 12, 10:05 PM EST to 10:10 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, Edisto Is
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 32.567, -80.283
What these are
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flooding in Iowa, June 12 to 23, 2001
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- Flash Flood in South Dakota, June 12 to 13, 2001
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 12 to 13, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, June 12, 2001
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Utah, June 12, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, June 12, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 12, 2001
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Michigan, June 12, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Georgia, June 12 to 13, 2001
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Carolina, 2001Warnings in South Carolina, June 2001
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5253657, 5253658, 5253667, 5253659, 5253660, 5253661, 5253662, 5253663, 5253664, 5253665, 5253666.