A well defined surface trough was positioned across the mid-atlantic and southeast states with an embedded cold front just outside the western border of the forecast area during the morning. An amplified upper level trough built southward during the day which gradually shifted the front to the southeast coastline.
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A well defined surface trough was positioned across the mid-atlantic and southeast states with an embedded cold front just outside the western border of the forecast area during the morning. An amplified upper level trough built southward during the day which gradually shifted the front to the southeast coastline. Warm and moist conditions were ideal for stronger thunderstorms as the cold front passed along the coast.
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:13 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The media relayed a photo of an individual holding a quarter size piece of hail.
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