Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 2004

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 2004
Start: 2004-06-12T15:56
End: 2004-06-12T20:30
Location: South Carolina

June 12, 2004 · NWS CAE · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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: 6

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 12, 10:05 AM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 10:05 AM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1105 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

.DISCUSSION...
BACKDOOR COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS MORNING AND
WILL ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH GOOD HEATING...EXPECT
ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME MODERATELY TO STRONGLY UNSTABLE. CAPES 2000 TO
3000. LIFTED INDEX ALREADY AROUND MINUS 6 ACROSS THE SAV RIVER AREA.
WEAK SHEAR. COULD BE A FEW STRONG/SEVERE STORMS FOR THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING. HAVE ADJUSTED WINDS, CLOUD COVER AND TEMPS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON.
&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE TO CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY. BACK DOOR FRONT
CURRENTLY MOVING INTO NORTHERN NC...TO ROLL INTO REGION TODAY. OTHER
BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS CONVECTION MAY PRECEDE FRONT AND PROVIDE
FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
TIMING OF FRONTAL POSITION AND DAYTIME HEATING SUGGEST BETTER
CHANCES CENTRAL AND WESTERN FORECAST AREA (FA). GFS/ETA PUSH FRONT
TOWARDS THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA BY TONIGHT. GFS KEEPS FRONT
THERE OR JUST SW OF FA SUNDAY...WHILE ETA TRIES TO BRING IT BACK
NORTH INTO CENTRAL FA. HENCE HIGHER MET POPS SUNDAY FOR CAE THAN MAV.
GFS HAS UPPER DISTURBANCE COMING UP FROM THE SW MONDAY WITH SURGE OF
MOISTURE/ISENTROPIC LIFT. ETA EITHER DISSIPATES FRONT OR LIFTS IT
NORTH OF FA. WILL GO WITH MODEL BLEND.

MODEL DIFFERENCES CONTINUE ON LOW IN GULF OF MEXICO.  GFS BRINGS IT
UP INTO FL PANHANDLE AND INTO OUR REGION TUESDAY...WHILE ETA KEEPS
IT BACK TOWARDS THE WESTERN GULF. CANADIAN IN BETWEEN. WILL NOT MAKE
ANY CHANGES BEYOND MONDAY.
&&

.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...NONE.
GA...NONE.
&&

LM

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 7:50 AM EST, 8 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
850 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-130900-
AIKEN SC-BAMBERG SC-BARNWELL SC-BURKE GA-CALHOUN SC-CHESTERFIELD SC-
CLARENDON SC-COLUMBIA GA-EDGEFIELD SC-FAIRFIELD SC-KERSHAW SC-
LANCASTER SC-LEE SC-LEXINGTON SC-LINCOLN GA-MCCORMICK SC-MCDUFFIE GA-
NEWBERRY SC-ORANGEBURG SC-RICHLAND SC-RICHMOND GA-SALUDA SC-
SUMTER SC-
850 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:53 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: June 12, 3:56 PM EST
Where: Richland County, Ft Jackson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 34.017, -80.933

Fort Fackson MP's reported several trees down on the base.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barnwell

When: June 12, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Barnwell County, 2 mi E of Barnwell
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.233, -81.333

Sheriff reported trees down east of Barnwell on hwy 64.

Hail, Newberry

When: June 12, 7:40 PM EST
Where: Newberry County, 14 mi SE of Newberry
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.133, -81.450

Emergency manager reported 3/4 inch hail at Dreher Island.

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgefield

When: June 12, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Edgefield County, 3 mi ENE of Edgefield
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.800, -81.867

SKYWARN spotter reported trees down on hwy 25 between Edgefield and Johnston.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When: June 12, 8:10 PM EST
Where: Lexington County, 3 mi WNW of Lexington
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.000, -81.300

Sheriff reported trees down on hwy 378.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When: June 12, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Lexington County, 10 mi WNW of Lexington
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.033, -81.417

Public reported roof damage to home on Shull Island and that a pontoon boat was lifted onto another boat.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5395105, 5395107, 5395108, 5395106, 5395109, 5395197.