South Carolina, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, April 27, 1982

April 27, 1982 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 tornado, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Chesterfield

When
April 27, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Chesterfield County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.680, -79.950

Tornado, Chesterfield

When
April 27, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Chesterfield County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.820, -79.970

Hail, Richland

When
April 27, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -80.880

Hail, Georgetown

When
April 27, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Georgetown County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.680, -79.370

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

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: 10110797, 10110798, 10110799, 10110800.