Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 14, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 14, 2006
Start: 2006-05-14T20:10
End: 2006-05-14T20:20
Location: Georgia

May 14, 2006 · NWS CHS · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 14, 4:22 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 4:22 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
522 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 10
PM...
...MORE SEVERE WX LIKELY TO MOVE IN FROM THE W THIS EVE...

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THRU MON NIGHT/...CLOUD COVER HAS BEEN KEEPING
THE SVR WX SOMEWHAT IN CHECK SO FAR THIS AFTN...BUT SOME CLEARING
HAS WORKED ITS WAY INTO THE AREA FROM THE W. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR
ISOLATED SVR WX TO FORM...WHICH INTERACTED WITH THE SEA BREEZE AS IT
WENT THRU THE N CHS AREA. THAT SEA BREEZE IS NOW APPROACHING THE
I-95 CORRIDOR AS IT MOVES W AND WE WILL SEE IT INTERACT WITH OTHER
STORMS COMING IN FROM THE W DURING THIS EVE. HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND
AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF A TORNADO CAN STILL BE EXPECTED AS WE SEE
INTERACTION OF E MOVING STORMS...THE W MOVING SEA BREEZE AND VARIOUS
OUTFLOWS.

THE FRONT WILL BE SLUGGISH IN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...UNTIL PASSAGE
OF THE LOW AND MID LEVEL TROUGH MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIE NE-SW
ALONG THE E AND SE PART OF THE CWA BY LATE TONIGHT THRU EARLY MON
NIGHT. AS A RESULT WE WILL BE SLOW IN SEEING ANY CLEARING FROM THE
NW UNTIL LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE. THUS I HAVE MAINTAINED SCATTERED
TO LIKELY POPS TONIGHT...SCATTERED POPS MON AND MON EVE...THEN DOWN
TO SLIGHT CHANCE OR NO POPS THEREAFTER.

WITH THE CLOUD COVER...ELEVATED DEWPTS AND SWLY FLOW TONIGHT TEMPS
WILL HOLD NEAR OR ABOVE 60 IN MOST LOCATIONS...WARMING ONLY INTO THE
70S DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER ON MON...THEN COOLING INTO THE
LOWER-MID 50S MON NIGHT.
&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...THE U/L LOW WILL FINALLY BEGIN
TO PULL INTO NEW ENGLAND ON TUE WITH SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS
THEREAFTER AS THE ASSCD UPPER TROUGH ALSO BEGINS TO MOVE OFF THE
COAST. TEMPS LOOK TO REMAIN AOB NORMAL TUE/WED WITH UPPER TROUGH
STILL EXERTING IT/S INFLUENCE BUT RETURN TO AOA NEAR THE END OF THE
WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN. OVERALL...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
TO THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FCST...ESPCLY CONSIDERING THE SHORT
TERM SEVERE WX CONCERNS.
&&

.MARINE...FRONT WILL BE SLOW IN CLEARING THE MARINE AREA UNTIL MON
NIGHT AS IT GETS BOGGED DOWN ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT/MON. THUS
WILL KEEP A GENERAL SW FLOW IN PLACE...UNTIL PASSAGE OF THE FRONT
AND WINDS SHIFTING TO W OR WNW MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. PRES
GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN ENOUGH TONIGHT INTO MON TO ALLOW FOR SPEEDS UP
TO 15-20 KT...BUT WITH OFFSHORE FETCH WILL KEEP SEAS AT 5 FT OR
LESS. ONLY HEADLINES FOR BE SCSEC IN CHS HARBOR THIS EVE AS THERE IS
ENHANCEMENT OF THE SEA BREEZE WITH NEARBY CONVECTION AND PINCHED
GRADIENT.

RELATIVELY WEAK PRES GRAD TO PERSIST OVER THE WATERS TUE AFTN THRU
FRI...RESULTING IN CONDITIONS REMAINING BELOW 15 KT. WINDS WILL
MAINLY BE OFFSHORE OUTSIDE OF THE AFTN SEA BREEZE...ESPCLY WED-FRI.
&&

.LAKE WINDS...STILL ENOUGH MIXING TO MAINTAIN THE LWA ACROSS LAKE
MOULTRIE. ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE LWA ANOTHER HOUR UNTIL 10 PM TO MESH
WITH EXPIRATION OF THE SVR TSTM WATCH.
&&

.AVIATION...WE COULD BE IN FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF WET WX AT BOTH CHS
AND SAV TONIGHT AS MOISTURE STREAMS ENE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AS
IT STALLS ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...COVERAGE OF SHRA AND
TSRA WILL SCATTERED...THUS PREVAILING VSBYS AND CIGS TO REMAIN IN
THE VFR CATEGORY. STILL PLENTY OF MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS WITH THE
FRONT IN THE AREA ON MON...AND LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO CONSIDER
POSSIBLE SHRA OR TSRA...ESP AT THE SAV TERMINAL MON AFTN.

OUTSIDE OF ANY HIGHER GUSTS IN CONVECTION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SW TO
W WINDS THRU THE FCST PERIOD.
&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE SCZ045 UNTIL 10 PM.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 8:50 PM EST, 23 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
950 PM EDT SUN MAY 13 2006

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>051-151000-
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-
950 PM EDT SUN MAY 13 2006

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
.SEVERE WEATHER...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY
IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO POSSIBLE
WARNINGS OR STATEMENTS FROM THIS OFFICE...AND TO THE LATEST DAY 1
CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS STILL NEEDED...MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 14, 8:00 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
900 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0837 PM     HAIL             NORTH CHARLESTON        32.85N 79.97W
05/14/2006  M0.75 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ASHLEY PHOSPHATE AND PEPPERIDGE AREAS BOTH REPORTED PENNY
            SIZE HAIL

&&

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Local storm report, May 14, 8:01 PM EST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
901 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     HAIL             MOUNT PLEASANT          32.79N 79.86W
05/14/2006  E1.00 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN LONGPOINT SUBDIVISION

&&

SCW

Local storm report, May 14, 8:05 PM EST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
905 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     HAIL             CHARLESTON              32.78N 79.94W
05/14/2006  E0.75 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PENNY SIZE HAIL IN WEST ASHLEY

&&

SCW

Local storm report, May 14, 8:06 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
906 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0901 PM     HAIL             MOUNT PLEASANT          32.79N 79.86W
05/14/2006  E1.00 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL SUBDIVISION

&&

SCW

Local storm report, May 14, 8:08 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
908 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0906 PM     HAIL             WEST ASHLEY             32.80N 80.01W
05/14/2006  M0.88 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL FALLING

&&

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Local storm report, May 14, 8:10 PM EST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
910 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     HAIL             NORTH CHARLESTON        32.85N 79.97W
05/14/2006  E0.75 INCH       CHARLESTON         SC   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZE HAIL ON ASHLEY PHOSPHATE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

SCW

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:08 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham

When: May 14, 8:10 PM EST
Where: Effingham County, 6 mi SE of Guyton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $500
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.267, -81.317

Large tree branches down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham

When: May 14, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Effingham County, Marlow
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.267, -81.383

Trees down on Highway 17.

Hail, Effingham

When: May 14, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Effingham County, 2 mi SE of Rincon
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.283, -81.217

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

Every storm in Georgia in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, May 2006

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5513022, 5513024, 5513023.