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Tropical Storm — Charleston, SC

Jun 7, 2013

Tropical Storm Andrea lifted northeast out of the Gulf of Mexico Thursday night and over southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina into Friday. Periods of heavy rain and damaging wind gusts occurred with showers and thunderstorms associated with the tropical system as it passed over the area and eventually to the northeastern United States.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 459772). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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