Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, June 9, 2013

Name: Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, June 9, 2013
Start: 2013-06-09T11:30
End: 2013-06-09T15:10
Location: South Carolina

June 9, 2013 · NWS CAE · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms produce wind damage around the Midlands of South Carolina taking down trees and also produced street flooding and several locations.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 CAE wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms produce wind damage around the Midlands of South Carolina taking down trees and also produced street flooding and several locations.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:31 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barnwell

When: June 9, 11:30 AM EST to 11:34 AM EST
Where: Barnwell County, Williston
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.400, -81.420

Williston police reported 3/4 inch hail downtown.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barnwell

When: June 9, 11:30 AM EST to 11:34 AM EST
Where: Barnwell County, Williston
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 33.400, -81.420

Augusta TV station reported trees down in Williston.

Flood, Orangeburg

When: June 9, 12:25 PM EST to 1:25 PM EST
Where: Orangeburg County, North to 0.31 mi SE of North
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.620, -81.100

Police reported widespread flooding of roadways in the town of North.

Flood, Orangeburg

When: June 9, 1:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Orangeburg County, 0.58 mi W of North to 0.64 mi WNW of North
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 33.620, -81.110

Observer reported 5.35 inches of rain in 60 minutes between 12pm and 1pm. Streets were flooding in the town of North.

Heavy Rain, Aiken

When: June 9, 2:40 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
Where: Aiken County, 3.1 mi NE of Talatha to 2.98 mi NNE of Talatha
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 33.430, -81.640

Spotter reported 3.70 inches of rain since 8am with 2 inches falling between 1:40 and 2:10pm EDT.

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.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 446739, 446740, 446741, 446742, 446743.