South Carolina, 2013

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 27, 2013

June 27, 2013 · NWS ILM · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Several upper level disturbances moved east across the Carolinas within a strongly unstable air mass with surface based CAPE values in excess of 3000 J/kg. The combination of wet downbursts and very moist antecedent soil conditions resulted in downed trees and power lines.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
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 ILM wrote it up.

Several upper level disturbances moved east across the Carolinas within a strongly unstable air mass with surface based CAPE values in excess of 3000 J/kg. The combination of wet downbursts and very moist antecedent soil conditions resulted in downed trees and power lines.

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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 6:50 PM EST, 22 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 6:50 PM EST, 22 hours 26 minutes before
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The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:16 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
June 27, 5:16 PM EST to 5:17 PM EST
Where
Marion County, 3.1 mi NW of Spring Branch
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
34.261, -79.419

Power lines were reported down at the intersection of Old Ebenezer Road and Highway 501, closing the highway for a time. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marlboro

When
June 27, 5:50 PM EST to 5:51 PM EST
Where
Marlboro County, 1.44 mi WNW of Osborn
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
34.805, -79.775

A tree was reported in the roadway on Highway 177 near the North Carolina-South Carolina state line. The time was estimated based on radar data.

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

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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: 454335, 454334.