South Carolina, 2011

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 31, 2011

July 31, 2011 · NWS CHS · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

A surface trough over the interior, in combination with the sea breeze, numerous differential heating boundaries, and a highly unstable atmosphere, resulted in scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 surface trough over the interior, in combination with the sea breeze, numerous differential heating boundaries, and a highly unstable atmosphere, resulted in scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.

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 Jul 31, 2:53 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 2:53 PM EST, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
353 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM...
...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST AT THE SURFACE MUCH OF THE
WEEK WHILE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE
WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THE AFTERNOON. HEAT INDICES ARE
WELL ABOVE HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH A NUMBER OF SITES NOW
HAVING BREACHED EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA. THE HEAT INDEX AT
THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT REACHED 114 DEGREES AT 31/1915Z AND COULD
MAKE A RUN FOR 115+ DEGREES PRIOR TO TSTMS COOLING THINGS OFF. THE
HEAT ADVISORY AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL BE MAINTAINED UNTIL
7 PM...AFTER WHICH CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO COOL DOWN AS TSTMS
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. PARTS OF THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS
COULD BE CANCELLED EARLIER DEPENDING ON HOW WIDESPREAD TSTMS
BECOME PRIOR TO 7 PM. SEE LOCAL STORM REPORTS FOR STATIONS THAT
HAVE REACHED 115 DEGREES OR HIGHER.

MID-AFTERNOON SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED A WEAK SOUTHWEST-NORTHEAST
ORIENTED SURFACE TROUGH STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR
ORANGEBURG. A SECONDARY TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH FROM THE LOW ALONG A
HAMPTON-SPRINGFIELD-FORT STEWART LINE. CONVECTION CONTINUES TO
BLOSSOM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MIDLANDS INTO THE PEE DEE WHERE
CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN REACHED. EXPECT TSTMS TO
GRADUALLY INITIATE FARTHER SOUTH AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM.
HIGH RESOLUTION SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS THE FORMATION
OF SCATTERED-NUMEROUS TSTMS THROUGH SUNSET WITH THE BULK OF THE
ACTIVITY CONCENTRATING INLAND FROM THE COAST.

INSTABILITY REMAINS HIGHS WITH SBCAPES IN EXCESS OF 4000 J/KG.
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED RISK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE TSTMS THROUGH
THIS EVENING AS DCAPES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 1200 J/KG. THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ATTM WE DO NOT EXPECT A
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT GIVEN THE WEAK 0-6KM BULK SHEAR
PROFILES THAT ARE IN PLACE...BUT A FEW LOOSELY ORGANIZED
CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS COULD EVOLVE ALONG MESOSCALE BOUNDARY
COLLISIONS.

IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW MUCH ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT.
SOME GUIDANCE SUGGESTS ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWER/TSTMS WILL
REDEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AS ANOTHER IMPULSE LURKING IN THE
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PASSES THROUGH. MUCH WILL PROBABLY DEPEND ON
HOW MUCH CONVECTIVE OVERTURNING OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST 30 PERCENT POPS FOR MOST AREAS
FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY TO TAKE THIS POSSIBILITY INTO
ACCOUNT. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 70S INLAND WITH UPPER 70S AT
THE COAST...BUT COULD LOCALLY DROP LOWER WHERE TSTMS OCCUR.
FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO BOTH POPS AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEEDED
AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE PERIOD WILL START WITH A BROAD LONG WAVE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN THIRD OF THE U.S. AND A STRONG UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE
CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY. BY EARLY TUESDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE
SPREADS BACK EASTWARD AS THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS INTO THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN THE VERY HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS.

FOR MONDAY....MODELS SEEMED TO HAVE TRENDED A TAD DRIER AS FAR AS
POPS GO. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF NW UPPER FLOW AND A
WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY SOMEWHERE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
FORECAST AREA...HAVE MAINTAINED CHANCE POPS...WITH THE HIGHEST
CHANCES OVER THE SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA IN GA. DID TRIM POPS BACK A
BIT OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES TO HEDGE TOWARD DRIER MODEL
TRENDS...WHICH ARE TRYING TO PUSH THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SOUTHWARD
ALONG WITH THE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOWER
THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED POPS AND CLOUDS...HAVE NUDGED MAX TEMPS UP
A DEG OR TWO. SURFACE TDS ARE VERY TOUGH TO FIGURE...AND WILL GOVERN
WHETHER CONDITIONS REACH HEAT ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN. CURRENT GRIDS
INDICATE MAX HEAT INDICES OF 105-109...BUT GIVEN UNCERTAINTY IN POP
AND TD FORECAST...WILL NOT ISSUE A HEAT ADVISORY FOR MONDAY YET.

TUESDAY...AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS BACK FROM THE WEST...DEEP LAYER
MOISTURE DECREASES ALONG WITH CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION. THE
BEST MOISTURE WILL LIKELY SIT OVER THE EXTREME SE PORTION OF THE
AREA. THEREFORE HAVE MAINTAINED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THAT AREA.
LATEST GUIDANCE STILL INDICATES MAX TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER
90S...AND EVEN COULD HIT 100 WELL INLAND. THESE VERY HOT TEMPS
COMBINED WITH EVEN CLIMO TYPE SURFACE TDYS...WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
HEAT ADVISORY LEVELS BE REACHED.

WEDNESDAY...LITTLE CHANGE FROM TUESDAY AS THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE
HOLDS JUST WEST OF THE AREA. ONCE AGAIN THE BEST DEEP LAYER MOISTURE
AND PRECIP CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE SOUTHERN FORECAST
AREA. HAVE LEFT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR NOW IN THAT REGION. HEAT
INDICES EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN...AND MAY EVEN TOUCH
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA IN SOME SPOTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
UPPER HIGH PRESSURE AND THE LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE SHOULD KEEP RAIN
CHANCES LOW THROUGH THURSDAY. BEYOND THAT THE FORECAST BECOMES A
BIT MORE UNCERTAIN AS MUCH DEPENDS ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF A LIKELY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WHICH THE GFS AND CANADIAN MODELS ARE SHOWING
MOVING NEAR OR JUST EAST OF THE BAHAMAS FRIDAY. FOR NOW HAVE
GENERALLY MAINTAINED A FORECAST PRETTY CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR WITH TEMPS IN THE 90S AND RAIN CHANCES NO HIGHER THAN
30 PERCENT.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
KCHS...IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS FOR TSTM IMPACTS OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. RADAR/SATELLITE SHOWS TSTM RAPIDLY DEVELOPING BETWEEN KOGB
AND KMYR...WHICH WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND SOUTH. BEST CHANCES FOR
IMPACTS WILL BE FROM 20-22Z..BUT THIS MAY ADJUSTED OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS. KEPT CONDITIONS LOW-END MVFR BUT IT COULD CERTAINLY
DROP OF IFR OR LOWER FOR A PERIOD DEPENDING ON HOW CELLS MATURE.
GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ANY TSTMS. THEREAFTER...THE CONVECTIVE
PATTERN BECOMES SOMEWHAT MUDDLED. SOME GUIDANCE SUGGESTS ANOTHER
ROUND OF SHOWERS/TSTMS COULD IMPACT THE TERMINAL OVERNIGHT. WILL
KEEP THINGS FAIRLY CONSERVATIVE FOR NOW AND ONLY HIGHLIGHT CB/S.

KSAV...CONVECTIVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AS CERTAIN IN THE SHORT TERM.
SATELLITE SHOWS CU BUILD UPS STARTING TO FROM SOUTH OF THE
TERMINAL WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY EVOLVE INTO CONVECTIVE CELLS. WILL
MAINTAIN A MENTION OF CB/S THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR NOW UNTIL
CONVECTIVE TRENDS BECOME MORE APPARENT. SHOWERS/TSTMS COULD IMPACT
THE TERMINAL OVERNIGHT...BUT AGAIN...TIMING/COVERAGE REMAINS TOO
UNCERTAIN THIS FAR OUT TO PAINT ANYTHING MORE THAN CB/S IN THE
TAF. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EVENING.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR KSAV...COULD RESULT
IN BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. ONLY ISOLATED CONVECTION
IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... POSSIBLY INCREASING TO
SCATTERED BY FRIDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW REGIME WILL DOMINATE TONIGHT WITH SEAS 2-4
FT. COULD STILL SEE A FEW STRONG TSTMS WHICH MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL
MARINE WARNINGS LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.

THE REGION WILL REMAIN GENERALLY BETWEEN BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE EAST
OF THE REGION AND A TROUGH OF LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINA
UPSTATE. THIS WILL PRODUCE A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW
PATTERN...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN 15 KTS OR LESS AND SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS. THERE COULD BE BRIEF PERIODS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS EACH
AFTERNOON WITH THE SEA BREEZE.

WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE TROPICAL WAVE...
CURRENTLY WELL EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.  IF THIS WAVE WERE TO
STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL SYSTEM AND TRACK WEST-NORTHWEST THIS
WEEK...THEN THE LONGER PERIOD SWELL GENERATED FROM THIS SYSTEM COULD
BEGIN TO REACH THE WATERS BY LATE IN THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ087-088-
     099>101-114>119-137>141.
SC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ040-042-047-
     051.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     SCZ043>045-048>050-052.
MARINE...NONE.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 9:12 AM EST, 6 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1012 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-312300-
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-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
1012 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA TODAY. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL
BE A RISK FOR FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS WELL AS
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

EXCESSIVE HEAT...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY COULD COMBINE TO
PRODUCE HEAT INDICES GENERALLY IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE
DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK...ESPECIALLY
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL HEAT ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-312300-
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-
1012 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
HEAVY RAIN. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT THROUGH THE DAY.

.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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 31, 1:05 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
205 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0155 PM     EXCESSIVE HEAT   12 NE CHARLESTON        32.90N  79.78W
07/31/2011  M115.0 F         CHARLESTON         SC   AWOS

            A HEAT INDEX OF 115 DEGREES WAS REPORTED AT EAST COOPER
            AIRPORT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1100696
Local storm report, Jul 31, 2:09 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
309 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0256 PM     EXCESSIVE HEAT   4 NW BEAUFORT           32.48N  80.72W
07/31/2011  M115.0 F         BEAUFORT           SC   AWOS

            A HEAT INDEX OF 115 DEGREES WAS REPORTED AT BEAUFORT
            MARINE CORPS AIRSTATION.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1100697
Local storm report, Jul 31, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
321 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     EXCESSIVE HEAT   4 WSW SAVANNAH          32.03N  81.15W
07/31/2011  M115.0 F         CHATHAM            GA   AWOS

            A HEAT INDEX OF 115 DEGREES WAS OBSERVED AT HUNTER ARMY
            AIRFIELD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1100698
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 2:42 PM EST, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
342 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

SCZ045-052-312030-
INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
342 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR WHITESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BONNEAU...BONNEAU BEACH...CROSS...EADYTOWN...JAMESTOWN...MONCKS
CORNER...NORTHERN LAKE MOULTRIE...OLD SANTEE CANAL STATE PARK...
PINOPOLIS...SAINT STEPHEN AND SOUTHERN LAKE MOULTRIE...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3299 7996 3315 8023 3349 8015 3350 8013
      3351 8005 3350 7996 3344 7986 3341 7985
      3338 7980 3338 7979 3333 7975 3328 7960
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 212DEG 13KT 3316 8004
Local storm report, Jul 31, 2:44 PM EST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
344 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0303 PM     EXCESSIVE HEAT   5 NNW HUGER             33.16N  79.83W
07/31/2011  M116.0 F         BERKELEY           SC   RAWS

            A HEAT INDEX OF 116 DEGREES WAS MEASURED AT THE
            WITHERBEE RAWS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1100699
Local storm report, Jul 31, 3:12 PM EST, 26 minutes before
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7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley

When
July 31, 3:38 PM EST to 3:39 PM EST
Where
Berkeley County, 2.22 mi NW of Moncks Corner Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.200, -80.060

Law Enforcement reported trees and power lines down on Cooper Store Road, 3 miles southwest of Pinopolis, South Carolina.

Hail, Berkeley

When
July 31, 3:47 PM EST to 3:48 PM EST
Where
Berkeley County, 1.16 mi E of Moncks Corner Arpt
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.180, -80.010

The Public reported nickel size hail, 1 mile south of Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When
July 31, 5:08 PM EST to 5:09 PM EST
Where
Colleton County, Stokes
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
32.970, -80.720

South Carolina Highway Patrol reported one tree down near the intersection of Jones Swamp Road and Wolfe Creek Road, 6 miles north-northwest of Walterboro, South Carolina.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When
July 31, 5:14 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
Where
Colleton County, 2.22 mi SE of Bells Xrds
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
32.960, -80.820

South Carolina Highway Patrol reported one tree down near the intersection of Deliverence Road and Red Root Road, 3 miles south of Ruffin, South Carolina.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When
July 31, 5:18 PM EST to 5:19 PM EST
Where
Colleton County, 1.87 mi WSW of Walterboro
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
32.890, -80.680

South Carolina Highway Patrol reported one tree down near the intersection of Jefferies Boulevard and Oakland Drive, 1 mile southwest of Walterboro, South Carolina.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When
July 31, 5:45 PM EST to 5:46 PM EST
Where
Colleton County, 4.75 mi NNE of Ritter
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
32.840, -80.590

South Carolina Highway Patrol reported one tree down near the intersection of Saint Peters Road and Highway 64, four miles north-northeast of Ritter, South Carolina.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When
July 31, 5:55 PM EST to 5:56 PM EST
Where
Colleton County, 2.82 mi NNW of Ashepoo
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
32.790, -80.560

South Carolina Highway Patrol reported one tree down on Crumley Road, 3 miles north of Ashepoo, South Carolina.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
July 31, 6:39 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
Where
Jasper County, 0.58 mi W of Bashan
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
32.520, -80.960

South Carolina Highway Patrol reported one tree down near Rice Shire Road and Frontage Road, 3 miles north-northeast of Ridgeland, South Carolina.

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 333991, 333990, 334018, 333992, 333993, 333997, 333995, 333996.