Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, November 15, 1989

Name: Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, November 15, 1989
Start: 1989-11-15T14:34
End: 1989-11-15T23:30
Location: South Carolina

November 15, 1989 · 15 events in 8 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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: 1
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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

11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Greenwood

When: November 15, 2:34 PM EST
Where: Greenwood County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 267 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.220, -82.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: November 15, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Laurens County
Coordinates: 34.420, -81.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: November 15, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Laurens County
Coordinates: 34.450, -81.880

Hail, Spartanburg

When: November 15, 9:11 PM CST
Where: Spartanburg County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -82.150

Hail, Oconee

When: November 15, 9:21 PM CST
Where: Oconee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -83.250

Hail, Oconee

When: November 15, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Oconee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -83.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When: November 15, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Pickens County
Coordinates: 34.920, -82.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When: November 15, 10:23 PM CST
Where: Greenville County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 35.070, -82.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: November 15, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 34.380, -82.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When: November 15, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Spartanburg County
Coordinates: 35.130, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville

When: November 15, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Abbeville County
Coordinates: 34.420, -82.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: November 15, 10:56 PM CST
Where: Laurens County
Coordinates: 34.500, -82.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville

When: November 15, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Abbeville County
Coordinates: 34.180, -82.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When: November 15, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Spartanburg County
Coordinates: 34.920, -81.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: November 15, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County
Coordinates: 34.180, -82.200

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Carolina, 1989 Warnings in South Carolina, November 1989

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: 10109832, 10109833, 10109974, 10109975, 10109976, 10109977, 10109978, 10109979, 10109980, 10109981, 10109982, 10109983, 10109984, 10109985, 10109986.