Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 3, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 3, 2002
Start: 2002-06-03T17:31
End: 2002-06-03T18:20
Location: South Carolina

June 3, 2002 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 hail, 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: 2

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 3, 1:56 PM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 1:56 PM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
256 PM EDT MON JUN 3 2002

UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DRIER AIR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS WITH MORE MOISTURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. EXPECT WEAK SURFACE RIDGING TO CONTINUE FROM
THE NORTHEAST. WILL KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THE AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN MIDLANDS AND CSRA BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DRY
FORECAST FOR THE NORTH. MOS TEMPS LOOK REASONABLE WITH LOWS FROM THE
UPPER 60S NORTH TO LOWER 70S SOUTH AND HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 80S
NORTH TO MID 90S SOUTH.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION:
COLD FRONT STILL LOOKS TO CROSS THE AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. DRY
WEATHER WITH RIDGE BUILDING IN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. NEXT FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST MONDAY. WILL KEEP MONDAY DRY FOR NOW.

FCSTID = 10
CAE   73  93  71  93 /  10  10  10  10
AGS   69  95  71  94 /  10  20  10  20
SSC   70  93  71  93 /   0  10   0  10
OGB   73  95  71  93 /  10  10  10  10

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

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The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barnwell

When: June 3, 5:31 PM EST
Where: Barnwell County, Kline
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.117, -81.350

Emergency manager reported nickel size hail in Kline. Some street flooding as well.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When: June 3, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Aiken County, Aiken
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.550, -81.717

Sheriff reported large limbs and powerlines down in Jackson and Aiken.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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

Every storm in South Carolina in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, June 2002

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: 5295256, 5295257.