A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms ongoing across the South Carolina Upstate and Midlands region produced a strong cold pool which led to convection following a south-southeast path into portions of southeast South Carolina during evening hours.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms ongoing across the South Carolina Upstate and Midlands region produced a strong cold pool which led to convection following a south-southeast path into portions of southeast South Carolina during evening hours.
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 16, 6:34 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Columbia radar (KCAE), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:56 UTC.
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Berkeley County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 35 and Russellville Road.
The Berkeley County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on power lines near the intersection of Gravel Hill Road and Harristown Road.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Augusta Highway and Jefferies Highway.
The Berkeley County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at 401 North Live Oak Road.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Bates Branch Road and Brewer Road.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Penny Creek Drive and Rogers Lane.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Bohicket Road and Shadow Pond Road.
The Berkeley County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at Treeland Drive and Loblolly Circle.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of River Road and Trucklands Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2022
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: 1026091, 1026096, 1026092, 1026094, 1026095, 1026098, 1026099, 1026093, 1026097.