Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed along a cold front across southeast South Carolina. A few of these thunderstorms became strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts and lightning strikes.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed along a cold front across southeast South Carolina. A few of these thunderstorms became strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts and lightning strikes.
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a power pole on Folly Beach Road between Oak Island Drive and Little Oak Island Drive resulting in a power outage to Folly Beach.
South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Grays Highway and Cat Branch Road. The tree was blown down due to thunderstorm outflow.
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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: 776907, 776908.