7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 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 Jan 2, 9:46 AM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 946 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 .SHORT TERM /THIS AFTERNOON/...CERTAINLY THE STAGE IS SET FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ACROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MESOSCALE ANALYSIS IS VERY COMPLEX AT MID MORNING WITH ALMOST 2 WARM FRONTS NOTED. THE MOST SERIOUS FRONT SEEMS TO EXTEND FROM JUST N OF JAX AND VLD TO ABOUT DHN. S OF THIS BOUNDARY....SFC DESTABILIZATION IS INCREASING AND IT WILL BE THIS FRONT TO WATCH DURING THE AFTN. A SECOND FRONT WITH WEDGE-LIKE CHARACTERISTICS EXTENDS FROM N OF CHS TO S OF AGS. THE NAM SHOWS 400 HELICITIES AND INCREASING SFC BASED INSTABILITIES SPREADING NWD ACROSS OUR CWFA TODAY. POTENTIAL FOR DISCREET SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADOES LATER THIS AFTN AND A SQUALL LINE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN ENERGY SWINGS THRU. WILL SEND OUT AN UPDATE IN A WHILE BUT WORDING WILL BE SIMILAR WITH THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HIGH POPS THIS AFTN. WILL MAKE A LAST MINUTE CALL ON ANY WIND/TEMP ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTN. && .MARINE... WINDS AND SEAS HAVE YET TO RESPOND TO THE ADVANCING DYNAMICS BUT WINDS WERE ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF INCREASING ALONG COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND WE PLAN NO CHANGES TO CURRENT THINKING. WILL MAKE A DECISION THIS AFTN ON SCA FOR NEAR SHORE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT WITHIN 20 NM. && .AVIATION...AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES THIS AFTN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BETTER PINPOINT CONVECTIVE TIMING AND RISK. SUSPECT A MIX OF MVFR AND VFR THIS AFTN AT BOTH CHS AND SAV TERMS. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ330-374. && 24
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 430 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-031000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 430 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .SEVERE WEATHER...SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA. BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. THE STRONG INSTABILITY IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. AS A RESULT...MOST OF GEORGIA AND MUCH OF EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN PUT UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE MAIN HAZARDS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ADDITIONALLY...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. .FLOODING...WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF RAIN. IF HEAVY RAIN MOVES ACROSS THE SAME AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON...THOSE AREAS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING. ALSO...AREAS THAT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL THIS MORNING MAY CAUSE THE SOIL TO BECOME SATURATED AND THEREFORE ALLOW TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN EASIER WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...LAW ENFORCEMENT...SPOTTERS AND THE MEDIA ARE REMINDED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST DAY ONE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .LAKE WINDS...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE IN BERKELEY COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA. REFER TO THE LATEST RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. 30
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 911 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 GAZ101-114>116-118-137-138-021530- EFFINGHAM-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-LONG-TATTNALL- 911 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LONG COUNTY...EVANS COUNTY... TATTNALL COUNTY...EFFINGHAM COUNTY...BRYAN COUNTY...CHATHAM COUNTY AND LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH 1030 AM EST... AT 911 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA FROM NEAR REIDSVILLE TO PEMBROKE SOUTH TO LUDOWICI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND TISON...NOBLE...FIVE POINTS...WEFANIE...DONALD...BEARDS CREEK...MENDES...LYNN...LUDOWICI AND GLENNVILLE THROUGH 1030 AM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. RJB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1007 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 SCZ047-048-051-021530- BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-INLAND JASPER- 1007 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JASPER COUNTY AND BEAUFORT COUNTY THROUGH 1030 AM EST... AT 1007 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER HARDEEVILLE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTH OF SAVANNAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND PRITCHARD...MORGAN... HARDEEVILLE...OKATIE...JASPER...CHELSEA...RIVERDALE...LAUREL BAY... CHESTERFIELD AND RIVER REACH THROUGH 1030 AM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1158 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 GAZ088-101-SCZ042-021730- EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-SCREVEN- 1158 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EFFINGHAM COUNTY...SCREVEN COUNTY AND HAMPTON COUNTY THROUGH 1230 PM EST... AT 1158 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHIRLEY...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYLVANIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SHIRLEY... GARNETT...BRIGHTON...DE LOACH...SCOTIA...STAFFORD...LENA...FURMAN AND ESTILL THROUGH 1230 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1210 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 SCZ043-048-049-021745- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-INLAND COLLETON- 1210 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT COUNTY AND COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH 1245 PM EST... AT 1210 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER BRIARS...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YEMASSEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SHELDON...LOBECO... GARDENS CORNER...DALE...COOSAW...CHISOLMS...BRIARS...WIGGINS...GREEN POND AND FENWICK THROUGH 1245 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1218 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 SCZ042-047-021745- HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER- 1218 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HAMPTON COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY THROUGH 1245 PM EST... AT 1218 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER SCOTIA...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAMPTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND STAFFORD...SCOTIA... LENA...GARNETT...ESTILL...DE LOACH...FURMAN...NIXVILLE...GRAYS AND VARNVILLE THROUGH 1245 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1221 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 GAZ099-021745- CANDLER- 1221 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CANDLER COUNTY THROUGH 1245 PM EST... AT 1221 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER CANOE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF METTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SHAMROCK...CANOE...ALINE...METTER... OLIFFTOWN...PARISH AND UNION THROUGH 1245 PM EST. 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), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:34 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked a roof off a house just north of Reidsville and knocked 2 roofs off houses and destroyed sheds in Collins. Trees were also blown down in Collins.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large limbs.
Thunderstorm winds ripped a tin roof off a shed and blew a trampoline across Old River Road.
Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to a home.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.
A tornado briefly touched down severely damaging a mobile home, causing minor damage to another mobile home, and knocking down trees.
Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down into a house north of Sylvania and knocked down several trees near Rocky Ford.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees off Old Savannah Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Georgia, 2006Warnings in Georgia, January 2006
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: 5488930, 5488931, 5488932, 5488933, 5489236, 5489237, 5489238, 5489239, 5489240, 5489242, 5489244, 5489241, 5489243.