South Carolina, 2001

Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 16, 2001

June 16, 2001 · NWS CAE · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 1:05 PM EST, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:05 PM EST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
205 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001

MDLS APPR TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY...AND NO SIG CHGS PLANNED TO GOING
FCST. CURR...SFC TROF LAYING ACRS S CWA...WITH BTTR MOIST
CONVG/INSTABS E HLF CWA. WL MENTION 30 EVE POP E HLF...AND LESS THAN
20 W HALF...THEN SC OVRNT. AFT OVRNT FROPA...APPRS DRY AIR AND HIGH
PRESS TO ALLOW FAIR WX THRU TUE. AVN HINTS AT SOME MOIST RETURN
TUE...WL GO PC...BUT NOT REINTRODUCE POPS AGAIN UNTIL WED/THU...
WHICH IS MORE IN LINE WITH PREV. WL GO NR CLIMO TEMPS THRU
PER...EXCEPT SLIGHTLY LOWER ON THE MIN SIDE SHORT RANGE DUE TO DRY
AIR/LT WNDS. APPRS UPPR TROF AND SFC FNT FRI/SAT TO BRING IN MORE
CPLDS/POPS.

CAE   68  91  65  91 /  30  10  10  10
AGS   67  91  64  91 /  10  10  10  10
SSC   67  90  65  90 /  30  10  10  10
OGB   68  91  65  91 /  30  10  10  10

.CAE...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
June 16, 6:45 PM EST
Where
Richland County, Pontiac
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
34.133, -80.850

Highway dept. reported several trees down in the Pontiac area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When
June 16, 6:51 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, Elgin
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.167, -80.800

Sheriff reported trees down in the Elgin area.

Hail, Kershaw

When
June 16, 6:51 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, Elgin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.167, -80.800

Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail in Elgin.

Flash Flood, Calhoun

When
June 16, 9:30 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where
Calhoun County, 3 mi N of St Matthews
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
33.675, -80.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Highway dept reported hwys 24 and 25 flooded north of St. Matthews.

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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: 5246656, 5246657, 5246658, 5246659.