South Carolina, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 21, 1990

August 21, 1990 · NWS GSP · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
10

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chester

When
August 21, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Chester County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When
August 21, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Fairfield County
Coordinates
34.380, -81.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When
August 21, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Spartanburg County
Coordinates
34.950, -82.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
August 21, 3:47 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
35.070, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
August 21, 4:15 PM CST
Where
York County
Coordinates
34.920, -81.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
August 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Coordinates
34.720, -80.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
August 21, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Coordinates
34.530, -82.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When
August 21, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Oconee County
Coordinates
34.770, -83.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When
August 21, 6:39 PM CST
Where
Oconee County
Coordinates
34.680, -82.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
August 21, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Coordinates
34.500, -82.650

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.

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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: 10112291, 10112292, 10112293, 10113146, 10113147, 10113148, 10113149, 10113150, 10113151, 10113152.