3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 9, 2:00 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 3 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND SATURDAY/...CONVECTION IS FIRING ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE LEESIDE TROF OVER THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS. BEING DIURNAL IN NATURE THIS ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. WILL CARRY HIGHEST POPS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TIER OF COUNTIES WITH DECREASING POPS SOUTH. MORE OF THE SAME IN STORE FOR SATURDAY. DESPITE UPPER RIDGE COVERING THE FORECAST AREA AS LONG AS THE ATMOSPHERE IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION. PLAN ON CARRYING 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT WEST THROUGH NEXT WEEK. LEESIDE TROF WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS INTO GEORGIA. ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD SO WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS GOING FOR EACH DAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GFS SHOWS A BACKDOOR FRONT DROPPING INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AND REMAINING UNTIL WEDNESDAY...AFTER WHICH IT QUICKLY WASHES OUT. OVERALL VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO CURRENT EXTENDED FORECAST. && .MARINE...LITTLE CHANGE IN DAY TO DAY PATTERN THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH LEE SIDE TROUGH AND ATLC RIDGE SUPPRESSED WELL TO THE S. WHILE ALOFT...MID AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A GENTLE TO MODERATE SWLY BREEZE THRU SUN...WITH TYPICAL BACKING OF WINDS TO MORE SLY WITH THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE. EARLY NEXT WEEK THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE MID AND UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT SW...AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS IN THE E. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TO APPROACH TH E MID ATLC REGION FROM THE N...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT WILL NOT GET THIS FAR S. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT RISE IN WINDS OVER THE AREA...WITH STILL THE TYPICAL BACKING OF WINDS DURING THE DAY AND VEERING AT NIGHT. SEAS MAINLY 3 FT OR LESS THRU THE FCST PERIOD. && .AVIATION...AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE NEAR US-17 IN SC...AND NEAR THE INTRACOASTAL IN GA. WHILE LITTLE OR NO ACTIVITY IS FOUND ALONG THIS BOUNDARY EXCEPT IN THE GEORGETOWN/MCCLELLANVILLE AREA...OTHER STORMS HAVE BEEN FIRING FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVER THE N AND W SECTIONS OF THE CWA. WITH WLY FLOW THE SEA BREEZE WILL HAVE A HARD TIME PENETRATING TO THE TWO TERMINALS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR EVE. FEEL MORE CONFIDENT OF SOMETHING FORMING IN THE CHS AREA WITH MORE NEARBY BOUNDARIES...BUT FOR NOW WILL CARRY ONLY CB IN BOTH THE TAFS. BEYOND THIS EVE...GENERALLY A WIND FCST...AS LIGHT SSW WINDS VEER TO WLY BY MORNING. BASED ON CROSSOVER TECHNIQUE IN AWIPS AND MOS GUIDANCE...LIGHT FOG FORMATION SEEMS UNLIKELY. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && HSA/PM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 500 AM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-101000- ALLENDALE-BEAUFORT-BERKELEY-BULLOCH-CANDLER-CHARLESTON-COASTAL BRYAN- COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY- COASTAL MCINTOSH-DORCHESTER-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-HAMPTON-INLAND BRYAN- INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-JENKINS-LONG-SCREVEN-TATTNALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON... CLAXTON...DARIEN...EDISTO BEACH...GOOSE CREEK...HAMPTON... HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...MCCLELLANVILLE... METTER...MILLEN...MONCKS CORNER...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE... RICHMOND HILL...RIDGELAND...SAINT GEORGE...SAINT STEPHEN... SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SUMMERVILLE...SYLVANIA... WALTERBORO AND YEMASSEE 500 AM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. DUE TO SLOW STORM MOVEMENTS...VERY HEAVY RAIN COULD OCCUR WITH MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. .HOT AND HUMID WEATHER...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE A HEAT INDEX FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .THUNDERSTORMS...EACH DAY THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .HOT AND HUMID WEATHER...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE A HEAT INDEX CLOSE TO 105 DEGREES AT SOME LOCATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. 24
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
445 PM EDT FRI JUL 09 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0411 PM TSTM WND GST MCCLELLANVILLE 33.09N 79.46W
07/09/2004 50 MPH CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
0435 PM HAIL AWENDAW 33.04N 79.61W
07/09/2004 0.50 INCH CHARLESTON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
HAIL REPORTED AT STEED CREEK ROAD AND US-17.
&&
PMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
445 PM EDT FRI JUL 09 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0411 PM TSTM WND GST MCCLELLANVILLE 33.09N 79.46W
07/09/2004 60 MPH CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIND REPORT ESTIMATED.
0435 PM HAIL AWENDAW 33.04N 79.61W
07/09/2004 0.50 INCH CHARLESTON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
HAIL REPORTED AT STEED CREEK ROAD AND US-17.
&&
PMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 452 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 SCZ045-092115- BERKELEY- 452 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM EDT... AT 45 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY STATIONARY STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF WANDO...OR ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF GOOSE CREEK. THE STORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND CHARITY...CAINHOY AND WANDO THROUGH 515 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STORM MAY MERGE WITH A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHWEST OUT OF THE AWENDAW AREA AFTER 515 PM WHICH MAY CAUSE THIS STORM TO ALSO BECOME SEVERE. PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING BE ISSUED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 502 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 SCZ048>051-092130- BEAUFORT-CHARLESTON-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 502 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JASPER COUNTY...CHARLESTON COUNTY...BEAUFORT COUNTY AND COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT... AT 502 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...FROM FENWICK TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEAUFORT TO 3 MILES WEST OF MYRTLE ISLAND...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND HILTON HEAD...BEAUFORT...WILKINS...WIGGINS...WALLING GROVE...PRITCHARDVILLE...PORT ROYAL...LEVY...FENWICK AND DANIELS THROUGH 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. GET INSIDE A SAFE LOCATION IMMEDIATELY IF STORMS APPROACH. PM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 531 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 SCZ050-092200- CHARLESTON- 531 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT... AT 531 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER NORTHWOODS MALL...OR ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF GOOSE CREEK...MOVING DRIFTING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND NORTH CHARLESTON...NORTHWOODS MALL...GOOSE CREEK AND HANAHAN. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAN BE EXPECTED. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 533 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 SCZ044-092200- DORCHESTER- 533 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT... AT 533 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY STATIONARY STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER GREGGS LANDING...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF SUMMERVILLE. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND OAKBROOK...GREGGS LANDING AND MIDDLETON PLACE THROUGH 600 PM EDT. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:53 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Penny size hail occurred at the intersection of Ashley Phosphate and Interstate 26.
Tree and large limb down along state road 654.
Large limbs were knocked down in the West Ashley area of Charleston. Trees were also knocked down near the intersection of Ashley Hall Rd. and Gardenia, west of downtown Charleston.
Trees and power lines down in several locations downtown and on the peninsula.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 2004
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5414246, 5414247, 5414248, 5414249, 5414250.