Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 7, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 7, 2006
Start: 2006-05-07T15:54
End: 2006-05-07T15:54
Location: South Carolina

May 7, 2006 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 7, 12:57 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 12:57 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
157 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...VERY ACTIVE SVR EVENT
EVOLVING THIS AFTN. WILL CONTINUE CATEGORICAL POPS INTO THE
EVENING HRS WITH MENTION OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PRECIP
SHOULD TAPER OFF LATE IN THE EVE WITH ONLY A FEW LINGERING SHRA
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HRS. AFTER THE FRONT PUSHES S OF THE
AREA ON MON...SOME CONVERGENCE POSSIBLE ACRS OUR SRN TIER LATE MON
AFTN AND EVE. HAVE INCLUDED SLGHT CHC POPS FOR THAT TIME. WILL
ISSUE AFTN PKG PRODUCTS AS TIME ALLOWS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...DID NOT MAKE ANY MAJOR
CHANGES TO MEDIUM RANGE.

&&

.AVIATION...PRIMARY CONCERN IS DEFINITELY THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRIED TO TIME EVERYTHING AS BEST AS
POSSIBLE. CLUSTERS OF STORMS ARE NOW FORMING AHEAD OF THE MAIN
SHORTWAVE FEATURE IN AREA OF LLVL CONVERGENCE. THIS ACTIVITY
APPEARS TO BE MISSING BOTH TERMS...BUT MORE ACTIVITY OVER SE GA IS
EXPECTED TO FIRE UP AND LIKELY IMPACT SAV. A MORE EXTENSIVE MCS IS
LIKELY IN A FEW HRS AS THE MAIN SHORTWAVE MOVES IN AND INTERACTS
WITH A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOS. WILL AMEND AS FREQUENTLY AS NEEDED.

LATER TONIGHT EXPECT IFR CIGS TO LOCK IN UNDER NVA ALOFT WITH LLVL
MOISTURE.

&&

.MARINE...N MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THIS PACKAGE.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA....TORNADO WATCH 303 UNTIL 8 PM GAZ029-031-043-051-103-109-165-179-183-191-251-267.
SC...TORNADO WATCH 303 UNTIL 8 PM SCZ005-013-015-019-029-035-049-053.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

JRL/PAY

Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 11:53 AM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1253 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>051-081000-
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-
1253 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

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.

...TORNADO WATCH 303 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES. REFER TO
WATCHES...STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FOR DETAILS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.

JRL

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 2:58 PM EST, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
358 PM EDT SUN MAY 07 2006

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

0335 PM     HAIL             SAINT STEPHEN           33.40N 79.92W
05/07/2006  M0.88 INCH       BERKELEY           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0341 PM     LIGHTNING        BONNEAU BEACH           33.32N 80.00W
05/07/2006                   BERKELEY           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE.

&&

JRL

Special weather statement, May 7, 3:11 PM EST, 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
411 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

SCZ048-049-072100-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
411 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT COUNTY AND COASTAL
COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 411 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
CHISOLMS TO BLUFFTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF YEMASSEE TO 6 MILES WEST OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
AREAS IN AND AROUND WALSH...WALLING GROVE...TANGLEWOOD...SHELDON...
ROSEIDA...RIVERDALE...RIVER REACH...CHESTERFIELD...MYRTLE ISLAND AND
LOBECO THROUGH 500 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.

Special weather statement, May 7, 3:23 PM EST, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
423 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

SCZ045-050-072100-
BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-
423 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY
AND CHARLESTON COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 423 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER CHARLESTON AIRPORT...OR ABOUT 6
MILES SOUTH OF GOOSE CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WILDWOOD...WEST
ASHLEY...NORTH CHARLESTON...CITADEL MALL...CHARLESTON AIRPORT...
DANIEL ISLAND AND THE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION THROUGH 500 PM EDT.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

Local storm report, May 7, 3:44 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
444 PM EDT SUN MAY 07 2006

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

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLUFFTON                32.24N 80.86W
05/07/2006                   BEAUFORT           SC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DISPATCH CENTER REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS.
            ALSO HAD REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AT BASE OF HILTON HEAD
            BRIDGE.

0200 PM     TORNADO          2 S SAINT STEPHEN       33.38N 79.92W
05/07/2006                   BERKELEY           SC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WCIV CHANNEL 4 RELAYED REPORT FROM PUBLIC OF DAMAGE TO A
            MOBILE HOME OFF HWY 52. A TORNADO WAS REPORTEDLY OBSERVED
            BY NUMEROUS PERSONS.

&&

JRL

Special weather statement, May 7, 3:48 PM EST, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
448 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

SCZ049-072115-
COASTAL COLLETON-
448 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL EDISTO BEACH THROUGH 515 PM
EDT...

AT 448 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EDISTO
BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
ALL OF EDISTO BEACH THROUGH 515 PM.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

Special weather statement, May 7, 3:48 PM EST, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
448 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

SCZ049-072115-
COASTAL COLLETON-
448 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EDISTO BEACH THROUGH 515 PM
EDT...

AT 448 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EDISTO
BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
ALL OF EDISTO BEACH THROUGH 515 PM.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:54 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When: May 7, 3:54 PM EST
Where: Colleton County, Edisto Beach
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.483, -80.333

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5512612.