A line of thunderstorms formed a northeast to southwest line from Chesterfield County to Calhoun county and gradually drifted south through the area. Locally heavy rains, hail up to an inch, and wind damage occurred.
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The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
A line of thunderstorms formed a northeast to southwest line from Chesterfield County to Calhoun county and gradually drifted south through the area. Locally heavy rains, hail up to an inch, and wind damage occurred.
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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 3:25 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 513 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-140913- AIKEN-BAMBERG-BARNWELL-BURKE-CALHOUN-CHESTERFIELD-CLARENDON-COLUMBIA- EDGEFIELD-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-LANCASTER-LEE-LEXINGTON-LINCOLN-MCCORMICK- MCDUFFIE-NEWBERRY-ORANGEBURG-RICHLAND-RICHMOND-SALUDA-SUMTER- 513 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:24 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several members of the public reported quarter size hail on Ruggs Lake, Claremont, and Coon Ridge roads along with very strong winds.
Highway Patrol reported a couple of trees down on Congaree road below McEntire ANG Base.
Public reported nickel to quarter size hail from Moree road to Funderburk road along with estimated 40 to 50mph winds.
Public reported large limbs and powerlines down just southwest of Ashland. Power was still out at the time of the call. Dime to nickel size hail was also reported.
Public reported a couple of trees down on McCords Ferry Road.
Highway Patrol reported a couple of trees down on Old River Road blocking the highway near the west end of Santee State Park.
EM reported trees down in and around Bowman. One tree fell on his home and another on a barn causing minor to moderate damage.
Sheriff reported several trees down just east of Branchville on several roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2012
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: 376353, 376355, 376354, 376356, 376357, 376358, 376359, 376360.