Strong storms take out trees, area power lines

By: Phillip Caston of The Post and Courier Staff
Originally Published on: 6/4/03

Severe thunderstorms and winds reaching speeds of 60 mph tore through the Lowcountry on Tuesday night, knocking down power lines, trees and a carport, National Weather Service officials said. Reports of downed power lines and trees came from several areas in Charleston, Beaufort and Dorchester counties, said Pete Mohlin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Power lines were down on Savannah Highway in Charleston as well as in Mount Pleasant at about 7:30 p.m., Mohlin said. The weather was a result of a storm system moving north from Savannah and another moving east from Walterboro. "Part of this may have been a microburst, but we don't know that at this time," Mohlin said. At 7:11 p.m., 60 mph winds were recorded at the Charleston International Airport, he said. There was a report of a carport knocked down in Hollywood, he said. There also were reports of downed trees on Kiawah Island and Johns Island and in Summerville between 6:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Although funnel clouds in the air were reported in Walterboro, there were no touchdowns, Mohlin said. There were no confirmed reports of hail. There is a 60 percent chance of more severe weather today, he said. "We'll have more typical isolated storms on Thursday and Friday," Mohlin said.

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