South Carolina, 2010

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 13, 2010

June 13, 2010 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A very hot and humid atmosphere was present under Atlantic high pressure. A lee side trough developed over the Midlands in South Carolina before shifting east towards the Atlantic Ocean.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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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 CHS wrote it up.

A very hot and humid atmosphere was present under Atlantic high pressure. A lee side trough developed over the Midlands in South Carolina before shifting east towards the Atlantic Ocean. Forcing from this trough was enough to promote a few strong thunderstorms with damaging winds.

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 Jun 13, 8:05 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 8:05 PM EST, 45 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:13 PM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
513 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2010

GAZ137-140-141-132145-
COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND MCINTOSH-LONG-
513 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LONG AND MCINTOSH
COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR HUXFORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COX...EULONIA...JONES...PINE HARBOR...TIBET AND TOWNSEND...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. POSTPONE OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN ENCLOSED BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8161 3147 8162 3150 8166 3154 8167
      3155 8169 3156 8170 3170 8156 3155 8133
      3153 8134 3149 8142 3139 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 311DEG 6KT 3157 8155
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 8:14 PM EST, 36 minutes before
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The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:49 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley

When
June 13, 8:50 PM EST to 8:51 PM EST
Where
Berkeley County, 2.15 mi NNW of Eadytown
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
33.450, -80.160

A 61 knot wind gust was measured at an observation site 2 miles north northwest of Eadytown on the south side of the Lake Marion Spillway.

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

More

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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: 238328.