South Carolina, 2002

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 5, 2002

July 5, 2002 · 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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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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 Jul 5, 8:35 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 8:35 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
935 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2002

CONVECTION HAVING A HARD TIME MAKING SOUTH OVER THE PAST HOUR BUT
NOW IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS SOME DEVELOPMENT OVER PENDER COUNTY AND
THE STORM ALONG THE COAST OF ONSLOW COUNTY IS MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE
COAST WITH LI STILL IN THE -6 TO -7 RANGE. AS MENTIONED BY CAE THERE
APPEARS TO BE A CAP THAT HAS KEPT THE CONVECTION MORE TO THE NORTH
WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE LAPS SOUNDINGS.

THOUGHTS ARE TO GO WITH HIGHER POPS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND TRENDING TO LOWER POPS FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF
THE CWA.  ALSO UNTIL FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CWA AND HIGH CLOUDS
CONTINUE FOR AREAS WITH NO RAINFALL. LOWS COULD REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE
70S.

CWF...WINDS OUTSIDE THE CONVECTION ARE RUNNING S TO SW AT 10 TO 15
KNOTS. SEAS RUNNING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET. WILL MAKE A FEW CHANGES TO
FOCUS ON APPROACHING CONVECTION DOWN THE COAST. OTHERWISE NOT
CHANGES.

FCSTID = 7

ILM  73 88 69 88 /  30 20 10 10
LBT  71 89 66 88 /  30 20 10 10
FLO  72 90 68 89 /  30 20 10 10
MYR  74 88 70 88 /  30 20 10 10

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

HAWKINS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 9:47 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
1047 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2002

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

0938 PM    SURF CITY                 NC   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/05/02   PENDER                         WINDS MEASURED AT THE SURF
                                          CITY BRIDGE.

DL
Local storm report, Jul 5, 10:53 PM EST, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
1153 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2002

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

1100 PM    7 NE CONWAY               SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/05/02   HORRY                          SEVERAL TREES DOWN
                                          IN COMMUNITY OF SHELL.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

CRM

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:11 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Florence

When
July 5, 11:22 PM EST
Where
Florence County, 15 mi E of Lake City
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.870, -79.483

Florence 911 reported a large tree down across Lake City Hwy.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5310568.