South Carolina, 2013

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013 · NWS CHS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A weak cold front approached from the west and combined with a sea breeze, a few thunderstorms became severe over SE South Carolina.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 weak cold front approached from the west and combined with a sea breeze, a few thunderstorms became severe over SE South Carolina.

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 Apr 24, 6:37 PM EST, 20 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 6:37 PM EST, 20 hours 1 minute before
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The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:35 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dorchester

When
April 25, 2:38 PM EST to 2:40 PM EST
Where
Dorchester County, 3.56 mi SE of Summerville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
32.990, -80.130

A trained spotter reported quarter-size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley

When
April 25, 2:54 PM EST to 2:56 PM EST
Where
Berkeley County, 2.07 mi N of Inness
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.010, -80.000

Law Enforcement reported a tree down on the Henry Brown Blvd and Island Green Road.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 446585, 446586.