South Carolina, 1985

Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, June 2, 1985

June 2, 1985 · NWS R · 20 events in 14 counties and zones

18 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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

18 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pickens

When
June 2, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Pickens County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -82.730

Hail, Anderson

When
June 2, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.300, -82.670

Hail, Anderson

When
June 2, 12:18 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.480, -82.650

Hail, Abbeville

When
June 2, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Abbeville County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.180, -82.380

Hail, Abbeville

When
June 2, 12:48 PM CST
Where
Abbeville County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.300, -82.550

Hail, Edgefield

When
June 2, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Edgefield County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.680, -81.980

Hail, McCormick

When
June 2, 1:30 PM CST
Where
McCormick County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -82.300

Hail, Edgefield

When
June 2, 2:08 PM CST
Where
Edgefield County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.780, -81.920

Hail, Aiken

When
June 2, 2:19 PM CST
Where
Aiken County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -81.970

Hail, Aiken

When
June 2, 2:51 PM CST
Where
Aiken County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.550, -81.720

Hail, Anderson

When
June 2, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.520, -82.500

Hail, Laurens

When
June 2, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Laurens County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -82.280

Hail, Greenwood

When
June 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.400, -82.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When
June 2, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Beaufort County
Coordinates
32.220, -80.750

Hail, Orangeburg

When
June 2, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Orangeburg County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -80.630

Hail, Marion

When
June 2, 10:32 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.150, -79.250

Hail, Florence

When
June 2, 10:39 PM CST
Where
Florence County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.150, -79.770

Hail, Darlington

When
June 2, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Darlington County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.170, -79.770

Hail, Horry

When
June 2, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Horry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -79.130

Tornado, Horry

When
June 2, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Horry County
Rating
F2
Path length
5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.930, -79.030

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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More

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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: 10112875, 10112876, 10112877, 10112878, 10112879, 10112880, 10112881, 10113093, 10113094, 10113095, 10113096, 10113097, 10113098, 10113099, 10113100, 10113101, 10113102, 10113103, 10113104, 10113105.