Thunderstorms developed during afternoon hours as a mid level disturbance passed over the area.
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Thunderstorms developed during afternoon hours as a mid level disturbance passed over the area.
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 Jun 13, 5:20 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 620 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN STALL OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD EARLY NEXT WEEK AND REMAIN THE DOMINATE FEATURE THROUGH LATE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... THIS EVENING...THE MAIN CONCERN EARLY ON WILL BE TWO-FOLD. FIRST IS THE COLLISION OF THE SEA BREEZE WITH THE CONVECTION COMING IN FROM THE WEST/NW THAT WILL MERGE OVER BERKELEY TO INLAND COLLETON BEFORE IT HEADS TOWARD CHARLESTON COUNTY. OVERALL THE THERMODYNAMIC SET UP ISN/T ANYTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. BUT DCAPES OVER 1000 J/KG SUGGESTS THAT SOME OF THE TALLER STORMS COULD TAP INTO THE MID LEVEL DRY AIR...THUS GENERATING POSSIBLE STRONG DOWNBURSTS OF WIND AND LARGE HAIL. A SECOND AREA OF CONCERN IS CONVECTION COMING INTO THE AREA FROM THE SW THAT WILL ALSO MERGE WITH THE SEA BREEZE OVER INTERIOR SE GA. THAT TOO COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS UNTIL ABOUT 9 OR 10 PM. TONIGHT...AS TEMPS BEGIN TO COOL OFF WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...THE FOCUS OF CONVECTION SHOULD OCCUR INLAND WHERE A H5 SHORTWAVE WILL SLOWLY MAKE WAY INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. A FEW SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE MIDLANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITHIN A LEE TROUGH...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT INTO NORTHWESTERN ZONES OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY OVERNIGHT AS THE H5 SHORTWAVE SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAVE THEREFORE PROLONGED SLIGHT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT FOR MOST AREAS...BEFORE INDICATING BEST CHANCES OFFSHORE LATE. SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SHOULD BE LESS OVERNIGHT THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED BEFORE SUNSET. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER 60S INLAND TO LOW/MID 70S CLOSER TO THE COAST. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/... SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL RAIN CHANCES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE AREA SATURDAY WITH ITS REMNANTS HOLDING IN PLACE INTO SUNDAY. THE PATTERN ALOFT WILL BE DOMINATED BY A WEAK H5 SHEAR AXIS WITH A RIBBON OF GULF MOISTURE FEATURING PWATS IN EXCESS OF 1.75 INCHES. THE END RESULT WILL BE SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS INLAND AREAS AHEAD OF THE SEA BREEZE. ISOLATED...PULSE SEVERE TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINLY ALONG MESOSCALE BOUNDARY COLLISIONS... WHICH IS STANDARD FOR EARLY SUMMER. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE UPPER LOW OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS THE UPPER RIDGE BECOMES THE DOMINANT FEATURE DURING THE LONG TERM. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD AT THE SURFACE WITH A BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE WILL PROVIDE A TRIGGER FOR CONVECTION EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING WHILE THE LEE TROUGH ALSO AIDS IN DAYTIME CONVECTION. MOST AREAS WILL SEE HIGH TEMPS BACK IN THE LOWER 90S. && .AVIATION /22Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... WE/LL CLOSELY WATCH CONVECTION FROM UPSTREAM THAT COULD IMPACT EITHER OR BOTH TERMINALS THIS EVENING WITH SUB-VFR CONDITIONS. WE COULD SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE REMAINS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE TAFS AT THIS TIME. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MODERATE RISK FOR BRIEF FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS AT EITHER TERMINAL EACH AFTERNOON/EARLY EVE DUE TO SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. && .MARINE... TONIGHT...WINDS/SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS AS THE WATERS REMAIN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER FLORIDA AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INLAND. SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD BE AT THEIR PEAK THIS EVENING...NEAR 15 OR EVEN 20 KTS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES WHEN A H5 SHORTWAVE BEGINS TO SHIFT OFFSHORE. WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER TONIGHT AS FORCING INCREASES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SHORTWAVE. SEAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3-4 FT EARLY...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 2-3 FT AS SFC WINDS GRADUALLY BECOME MORE OFFSHORE. SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...GENERAL SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD...INDICATIVE OF EARLY SUMMER WEATHER. MINOR NOCTURNAL SURGES ARE POSSIBLE JUST ABOVE ANY NIGHT...BUT SPEEDS WILL BE NO HIGHER THAN 15 KT AT BEST. SEAS WILL AVERAGE 4 FT OR LESS WITH LITTLE RISK FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM...ST LONG TERM...JRL AVIATION...DPB/ST MARINE...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 325 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>052-141145- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 325 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
618 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0616 PM RIP CURRENTS FOLLY BEACH 32.66N 79.92W
06/13/2014 CHARLESTON SC LIFEGUARD
FOLLY BEACH LIFEGUARD REPORTED ONE RIP CURRENT JUST
OUTSIDE OF THE GUARDED SWIMMING AREA. NO REPORTED
RESCUES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1400699
JHPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
701 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014
SCZ044-045-050-052-140000-
CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
701 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER...
CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...
AT 659 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MACBETH TO ORCHARD
HILL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WHITESVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...OAKLEY...LINCOLNVILLE...GROVE
HALL...SUMMERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER...CYPRESS GARDENS...CHARLESTON
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY...HUGER...CROWFIELD PLANTATION...JAMESTOWN...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3308 7934 3300 7936 3300 7949 3303 7953
3302 7956 3299 7954 3299 7955 3301 7957
3299 7958 3297 7955 3299 7959 3295 7961
3293 7957 3291 7957 3285 7968 3300 8038
3333 7993 3332 7970 3325 7948 3313 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 274DEG 26KT 3326 7990 3303 8022PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
727 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM HAIL 6 NNE CROWFIELD PLANTAT 33.10N 80.04W
06/13/2014 M0.25 INCH BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1400700
33The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:31 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported one tree down on a power line along North Main Street.
The public reported several limbs down with a diameter up to 2 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2014
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: 530461, 530459.