A frontal boundary to the north allowed for various boundary and sea breeze interactions within a moist and unstable environment. This produced slow-moving severe storms associated with moderate flooding.
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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 episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A frontal boundary to the north allowed for various boundary and sea breeze interactions within a moist and unstable environment. This produced slow-moving severe storms associated with moderate flooding.
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 Jul 1, 12:42 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 142 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK WHILE THE COLD FRONT STALLS OUT SOUTH OF THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE CWA TONIGHT. WITH A N-NE FLOW...THE SEA BREEZE CONTINUES THE STRUGGLE TO MOVE INLAND. VISIBLE SATELLITE DEPICTS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES IN GA WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOW 90S...THIS WILL LIKELY SPARK CONVECTION. ADJUSTED KCHS/KJAX SOUNDINGS SUPPORT THE BEST INSTABILITY IN THE GA ZONES TODAY. LAPSE RATES ARE 9.5 C/KM...CAPES ARE NEARLY 3000 J/KG....LI/S ARE CLOSE TO -7 AND PWATS ARE OVER 2 INCHES. THESE PARAMETERS SUGGEST A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. CURRENT POP REGIME LOOKS GOOD WITH LOW CHC POPS NORTH TO HIGH CHC POPS IN THE SOUTH FOR THE AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF TO SLIGHT CHC LATE. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... GIVEN PROXIMITY OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE FORECAST AREA MON...WILL CARRY SLGT CHC/LOW CHC POPS SOUTH OF THE SAV RIVER...WITH A DRY FORECAST NORTH OF THE SAV RIVER. HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES BETTER ESTABLISHED MON NIGHT...SO WILL KEEP THE FORECAST RAIN FREE. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SETTLE INTO THE CWA ON TUE AND DON/T ANTICIPATE MUCH IN THE WAY OF SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY IF ANY. WILL KEEP THE FORECAST RAIN FREE ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES...AND LOWER POPS INTO THE SLGT CHC RANGE ACROSS THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT WILL BE QUITE PLEASANT FOR EARLY JULY...RUNNING SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW CLIMATOLOGY. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN FIRM CONTROL OF THE SOUTHEAST CONUS WED...THEN SLIDE EASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC ON THU...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST. DEEP MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THU THROUGH SAT...AS THE SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EDGES EVER CLOSER TO THE FORECAST AREA. RAIN CHANCES LOOK TO REMAIN SLGT CHC OR LESS WED AND THU...THEN INCREASE INTO THE LOW CHC RANGE FRI AND SAT AS DEEPER MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN NEAR CLIMO WED...AND IF LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE IS CORRECT...FUTURE SHIFTS WILL LIKELY NEED TO RAISE TEMPERATURES THU THROUGH SAT TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE SEA BREEZE IS STRUGGLING TO MOVE INLAND WITH THE N-NE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON. BEST CHC FOR TSTM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE SAV RIVER THIS EVENING. BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNSET...OTHERWISE VFR WILL PREVAIL. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...PERIODIC MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON AS A FRONT MOVES S OF THE REGION. THEN...VFR CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY TUE THROUGH THU. && .MARINE... THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BE UNDER A LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS A0B 10 KT. LATEST BUOY OBSERVES SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET ACROSS THE WATERS. DO NOT EXPECT A RISE IN SEAS UNTIL THE OVERNIGHT AS THE GRADIENT BEGINS TO PINCH OVER THE WATERS WITH A NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. WILL REASSESS ANY CAUTION OR ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. OTHERWISE ONGOING FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. RIP CURRENTS...ONGOING MODERATE RISK TODAY GIVEN RECENT REPORTS AND NICE ONGOING SWELL WAVE THIS MORNING. RECENT PERIODS IN THE 9-10 SECOND RANGE. CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE WORSE PRIOR TO MIDDAY AS SWELLS FORECAST TO DIMINISH SOME THIS AFTN. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && REV
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 438 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-021000- 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- 438 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...RESULTING IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THAT DEVELOP. RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. RIP CURRENTS...THERE MAY BE AN ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG SOME AREA BEACHES MONDAY THOUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-021000- 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- 438 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 214 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 SCZ047-048-051-011845- BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-INLAND JASPER- 214 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT... AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MURAD TO OKATIE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RIDGELAND TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF RIDGELAND...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND BLUFFTON...GRAHAMVILLE...JASPER...OLD HOUSE... PRITCHARD...PRITCHARDVILLE...SWITZERLAND AND BEAUFORT WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 245 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. UNPLUG COMPUTERS...TELEVISION SETS...AND OTHER HOME APPLIANCES AS THEY ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO POWER SURGES AND MAY BE DAMAGED BY NEARBY LIGHTNING STRIKES. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER. 33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 231 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 GAZ087-011915- JENKINS- 231 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JENKINS COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT... AT 229 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MILLEN...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND BUTTS...EMMALANE...MILLEN...PERKINS AND SCARBORO WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 315 PM EDT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 245 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 SCZ047-048-051-011930- BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-INLAND JASPER- 245 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT... AT 244 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DALE TO JASPER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF BEAUFORT TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND BLUFFTON...DALE...FOLLY FIELD...GRAHAMVILLE... HARDEEVILLE...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...JASPER...OLD HOUSE...PARRIS ISLAND...PORT ROYAL...PRITCHARD...PRITCHARDVILLE AND BEAUFORT WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 330 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER. 33
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:44 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
One 8-inch diameter tree and a few large tree limbs reported down.
Large tree limbs down on Eldora Road between along the Olney and Bryan county line.
Several large tree limbs were reported down.
Tree limbs that were 4-inches in diameter fell on a roadway.
Two-inch diameter limbs were reported down.
A residence along Edgar Hodges Road reported large tree limbs down.
Trees were reported down on Piney Grove Church Road off of Highway 121 South.
A small tree was reported down along Highway 147.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 2007
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: 43431, 43424, 43425, 43432, 43433, 43453, 43438, 43428, 43429, 43445, 43430, 43446, 43447, 43448.