South Carolina, 1984

Hail in South Carolina, May 2, 1984

May 2, 1984 · NWS NG · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

6 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
  • Floods
  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Richland

When
May 2, 11:10 AM CST
Where
Richland County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -81.020

Hail, Kershaw

When
May 2, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Kershaw County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.150, -80.800

Hail, Lexington

When
May 2, 11:55 AM CST
Where
Lexington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -81.180

Hail, Lexington

When
May 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Lexington County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -81.550

Hail, Saluda

When
May 2, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Saluda County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -81.550

Hail, Edgefield

When
May 2, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Edgefield County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -81.780

What these are

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: 10110836, 10110837, 10110838, 10110839, 10110840, 10110841.