The airmass was unstable ahead of a cold front. A mid-level shortwave trough embedded in west-southwest flow moved across the area during the late afternoon and evening.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
The airmass was unstable ahead of a cold front. A mid-level shortwave trough embedded in west-southwest flow moved across the area during the late afternoon and evening.
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 17, 6:41 PM EST, 21 hours 49 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Columbia radar (KCAE), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:31 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was reported in the roadway at the intersection of Una Road and Cross Swamp Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
Two large trees were reportedly blocking the roadway along Cade Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
A tree was reported in the roadway along Huggins Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
Trees were reportedly uprooted along Lawson Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
A tree was reported in the roadway at the intersection of SC 41-ALT and Chippenham Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
A tree was reported down at the intersection of US Highway 501 and Highway 129. The time was estimated based on radar data.
A tree was reported in the roadway at the intersection of Penderboro Road and Hubert Baxley Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
A tree was reported down on Tom Dorman Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2013
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: 449350, 449359, 449353, 449363, 449371, 449334, 449340, 449336.