A cold front in combination with a vigorous sea breeze, led to the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of southern South Carolina.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 cold front in combination with a vigorous sea breeze, led to the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of southern South Carolina.
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 Jun 17, 6:43 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 442 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-180900- 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- 442 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT PLOWING INTO A HOT AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ALONG WITH THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...SOME OF WHICH MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO INITIATE BETWEEN 3 PM TO 5 PM...THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 454 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 GAZ087-088-172145- JENKINS-SCREVEN- 454 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JENKINS COUNTY AND SCREVEN COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT... AT 451 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 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PERKINS...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAYNESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND ALTMAN...HILLTONIA...MILLHAVEN...PERKINS AND SYLVANIA WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 545 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. BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 525 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 SCZ040-042-043-172215- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON- 525 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALLENDALE COUNTY...HAMPTON COUNTY AND COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM EDT... AT 521 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ULMER...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALLENDALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 26 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND ASHTON...COLLETON...CROCKETVILLE...LODGE... MILEY...SEIGLING...SYCAMORE AND ULMER WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 615 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. BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 650 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 GAZ087-088-SCZ040-172315- ALLENDALE-JENKINS-SCREVEN- 650 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JENKINS COUNTY...SCREVEN COUNTY AND ALLENDALE COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT... AT 649 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MILLHAVEN TO THOMASBORO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF SYLVANIA TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MILLEN... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 28 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND ALTMAN...CAPTOLO...HILLTONIA...HUNTERS... MILLHAVEN...SCARBORO...SYLVANIA AND WOODCLIFF WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 715 PM EDT. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 707 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 GAZ088-SCZ040-042-172345- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-SCREVEN- 707 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SCREVEN COUNTY...ALLENDALE COUNTY AND HAMPTON COUNTY THROUGH 745 PM EDT... AT 703 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HILLTONIA...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF SYLVANIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 27 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND ESTILL...LENA...ALTMAN...CAPTOLO...HILLTONIA... HUNTERS...NEWINGTON...SYLVANIA AND WOODCLIFF WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 745 PM EDT. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 719 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 SCZ045-049-050-172345- BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-COASTAL COLLETON- 719 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BERKELEY COUNTY...COLLETON COUNTY AND CHARLESTON COUNTY THROUGH 745 PM EDT... AT 717 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH SANTEE TO ADAMS RUN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF MCCLELLANVILLE TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON TO 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUMMERVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. AREAS IN AND AROUND AWENDAW...CAINHOY...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND... EDISTO ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...KIAWAH ISLAND...MCCLELLANVILLE...MOUNT PLEASANT...ROCKVILLE...SEABROOK ISLAND...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WANDO...WEST ASHLEY...ISLE OF PALMS... CENTENARY AND EDISTO BEACH WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 745 PM EDT. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
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</html>The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:49 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A 3 foot diameter tree was knocked down by strong winds at 1056 Aruba Circle in James Island, South Carolina.
A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail in James Island, South Carolina.
A trained weather spotter reported a couple large tree braches 8 inches in diameter, were knocked down by strong winds near the intersection of Harborview Road and Quail Drive on James Island.
A portion of a roof was torn off of the Marshview Villas on Mariners Cay Drive near Folly Beach. Several Vehicles in the parking lot needed to be towed away due to the damage from the debris. The screen of a screened in porch was also removed. The same storm knocked down a light pole on the Westbury Bridge.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2008
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: 118749, 118747, 118750, 118751.