South Carolina, 1989

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 5, 1989

June 5, 1989 · NWS CAE · 28 events in 19 counties and zones

24 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

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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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
28

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

24 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Horry

When
June 5, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Horry County
Coordinates
33.930, -78.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When
June 5, 12:53 PM CST
Where
Greenville County
Coordinates
34.780, -82.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Horry

When
June 5, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Horry County
Coordinates
33.920, -79.000

Hail, Cherokee

When
June 5, 2:38 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.120, -81.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
June 5, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Coordinates
34.530, -82.650

Hail, Anderson

When
June 5, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.650, -82.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When
June 5, 3:13 PM CST
Where
Oconee County
Coordinates
34.770, -83.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When
June 5, 3:16 PM CST
Where
Pickens County
Coordinates
34.680, -82.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When
June 5, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Greenville County
Coordinates
34.850, -82.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When
June 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Pickens County
Coordinates
34.830, -82.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When
June 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Greenville County
Coordinates
34.930, -82.230

Hail, Spartanburg

When
June 5, 3:48 PM CST
Where
Spartanburg County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.980, -82.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley

When
June 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Berkeley County
Coordinates
33.420, -80.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When
June 5, 4:11 PM CST
Where
Spartanburg County
Coordinates
34.950, -81.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
June 5, 4:22 PM CST
Where
Lexington County
Coordinates
34.080, -81.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When
June 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Laurens County
Coordinates
34.470, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
June 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
34.970, -81.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
June 5, 4:32 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Coordinates
34.000, -81.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
June 5, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
34.780, -81.650

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
June 5, 4:46 PM CST
Where
York County
Coordinates
35.000, -81.230

Hail, Chesterfield

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Chesterfield County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.620, -79.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Marlboro

When
June 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Marlboro County
Coordinates
34.550, -79.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg

When
June 5, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Orangeburg County
Coordinates
33.420, -80.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
June 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Coordinates
33.950, -80.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
June 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
33.570, -80.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon

When
June 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Clarendon County
Coordinates
33.730, -80.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
33.880, -80.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
June 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
33.700, -80.770

What these are

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.
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: 10112221, 10112222, 10112223, 10112224, 10113076, 10113077, 10113078, 10113079, 10113080, 10113081, 10113082, 10113083, 10113084, 10113085, 10113086, 10113087, 10113088, 10113089, 10113090, 10113091, 10113092, 10113307, 10113308, 10113309, 10113310, 10113311, 10113312, 10113313.