2 lightning, 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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 7, 9:29 AM EST, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1029 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 .SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... WILL ISSUE ZONE UPDATE TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO EARLY MORNING FOG. LATEST SATELLITE PIX SHOWS FOG/STRATUS OVER FORECAST AREA GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. NO OTHER CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME. AIRMASS REMAINS HUMID AND UNSTABLE TO TRIGGER WIDELY SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION. RUC SHOWS SHORTWAVE TRIGGERS EAST AND WEST OF OUR AREA...BUT A FEW PULSE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 219 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005) SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... WV LOOP SHOWS THAT 500 MB SHORT WAVE MEANDERING SLOWLY NORTHEAST OVER MS/AL WAS QUITE ACTIVE CONVECTIVELY ON MONDAY. SOME OF THIS CONVECTION MADE IT INTO THE UPSTATE OF SC WITH A FEW ISOLATED CELLS INTO CENTRAL SC AND THE CSRA OF GA. EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME TODAY WITH PERHAPS SOMEWHAT BETTER COVERAGE INTO CENTRAL SC/CSRA AS WAVE MOVES A BIT CLOSER. HOWEVER PERSISTENT BERMUDA UPPER RIDGE THAT HAS BUILT WESTWARD INTO THE SERN US COASTAL REGION WANTS TO DEFLECT THIS WAVE MORE TO THE NORTH. WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FEATURE. MAX TEMP GUIDANCE IS A COUPLE OF DEGREES COOLER FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE UPPER 80S. WILL GO CLOSE TO CONSENSUS MOS FOR MAX/MIN. LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD WESTWARD OVER THE AREA THROUGHT THE EXTENDED PERIOD. IF THIS IS THE CASE...DIURNAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE INHIBITED. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL WITH THIS SCENARIO. AVIATION... VERY MOIST AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAINLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE STRATUS CEILINGS BELOW 1000 FEET 07-12Z THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW 3 MILES. LOCAL VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN ONE MILE. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO MVFR AFTER 15Z. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. && 24
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 353 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 080800- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 353 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA.. .DAY ONE... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP WARM MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR INTO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE A LITTLE CLOSER TO OUR AREA TODAY. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 234 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 SCZ027-071900- LEXINGTON- 234 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LEXINGTON COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT... AT 234 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUMMIT...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BATESBURG...STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SUMMIT AND GILBERT THROUGH 300 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
251 PM EDT TUE JUN 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0242 PM TSTM WND DMG TRENTON 33.74N 81.84W
06/07/2005 EDGEFIELD SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON WOODYARD RD. REPORTED BY THE
COUNTY SHERIFF.
&&
WELLSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
257 PM EDT TUE JUN 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0249 PM HAIL BATESBURG 33.91N 81.55W
06/07/2005 0.75 INCH SALUDA SC AMATEUR RADIO
HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED PENNY SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN
BAGESBURG.
&&
WELLSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
300 PM EDT TUE JUN 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0249 PM HAIL BATESBURG 33.91N 81.55W
06/07/2005 0.75 INCH SALUDA SC AMATEUR RADIO
HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED PENNY SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN
BATESBURG.
&&
WELLSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 305 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 SCZ022-071930- KERSHAW- 305 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT KERSHAW COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT... AT 305 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST RURAL KERSHAW COUNTY...STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND THROUGH 330 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. JDB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 320 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 SCZ030-071945- AIKEN- 320 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT AIKEN COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT... AT 320 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES WEST OF AIKEN... STATIONARY. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND GLOVERVILLE AND AIKEN THROUGH 345 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN..
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:19 UTC.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A lightning strike started a fire at Pine Apartments that did major damage to the complex.
A lightning strike started a fire at United Methodist Church on Shiloh Unity Road doing moderate damage to the structure.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2005
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: 5450915, 5450916.