A weak short-wave moved across the area enhancing thunderstorms along and east of a surface trough during the afternoon. Moisture was deepest across South Carolina where torrential rain fell.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
A weak short-wave moved across the area enhancing thunderstorms along and east of a surface trough during the afternoon. Moisture was deepest across South Carolina where torrential rain fell. Strong heating, moderate instability and veering winds with height were able to sustain convection for several hours.
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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 9:10 AM EST, 3 hours earlier.
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</html>The Columbia radar (KCAE), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:08 UTC.
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail up to the size of pennies was reported at the Precious Ones Learning Center on East Jackson Street.
Hail up to the size of nickels covered the ground.
A combine was blown over while traveling across a bridge.
Hail up to the size of pennies was reported at the High Hill Quick Fill on Timmonsville Highway.
A farmer in Muddy Creek reported dime to nickel size hail damaged his tobacco crop. Estimates of any monetary loss were not available.
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: 115685, 115698, 115722, 115740, 115754.