Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 12, 2008

Name: Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 12, 2008
Start: 2008-06-12T17:45
End: 2008-06-12T17:47
Location: South Carolina

June 12, 2008 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A stalled and diffuse front extended across eastern South Carolina during the afternoon. Moderate instability helped to develop pulse storms near the boundary which moved slowly to the west.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 happened

The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.

A stalled and diffuse front extended across eastern South Carolina during the afternoon. Moderate instability helped to develop pulse storms near the boundary which moved slowly to the west.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Darlington

When: June 12, 5:45 PM EST to 5:47 PM EST
Where: Darlington County, Lydia
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.280, -80.120

An antenna, sixty feet high, was blown down. There was substantial damage to several large oak trees, and one tree was toppled. The trees were estimated to be one hundred years old. Darlington County Emergency Management surveyed the damage and determined that it was the result of straight-line winds.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, June 2008

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: 115412.