South Carolina, 1992

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 19, 1992

March 19, 1992 · NWS GSP · 43 events in 26 counties and zones

24 thunderstorm wind, 19 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
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
43

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, 19 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oconee

When
March 19, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Oconee County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -82.880

Hail, Pickens

When
March 19, 11:35 AM CST
Where
Pickens County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.830, -82.600

Hail, Greenville

When
March 19, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Greenville County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.850, -82.400

Hail, Pickens

When
March 19, 12:42 PM CST
Where
Pickens County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.830, -82.600

Hail, Greenwood

When
March 19, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.180, -82.020

Hail, Greenwood

When
March 19, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.180, -82.020

Hail, Greenville

When
March 19, 12:49 PM CST
Where
Greenville County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.850, -82.400

Hail, Spartanburg

When
March 19, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Spartanburg County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -82.150

Hail, Abbeville

When
March 19, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Abbeville County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.180, -82.380

Hail, Spartanburg

When
March 19, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Spartanburg County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.800, -81.920

Hail, Fairfield

When
March 19, 1:33 PM CST
Where
Fairfield County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.380, -81.100

Hail, Lexington

When
March 19, 1:39 PM CST
Where
Lexington County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -81.120

Hail, Richland

When
March 19, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.030, -80.980

Hail, Kershaw

When
March 19, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Kershaw County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.250, -80.420

Hail, Hampton

When
March 19, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Hampton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -81.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
March 19, 12:29 PM PST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
35.120, -81.630

Hail, Beaufort

When
March 19, 2:52 PM CST
Where
Beaufort County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.600, -80.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
March 19, 1:00 PM PST
Where
Anderson County
Coordinates
34.300, -82.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When
March 19, 1:24 PM PST
Where
Greenwood County
Coordinates
34.400, -82.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When
March 19, 1:30 PM PST
Where
Greenwood County
Coordinates
34.150, -82.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When
March 19, 1:30 PM PST
Where
Newberry County
Coordinates
34.280, -81.620

Hail, Calhoun

When
March 19, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -80.770

Hail, Marlboro

When
March 19, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Marlboro County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.580, -79.530

Hail, Florence

When
March 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Florence County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.200, -79.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Saluda

When
March 19, 1:50 PM PST
Where
Saluda County
Coordinates
34.030, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When
March 19, 2:09 PM PST
Where
Newberry County
Coordinates
34.280, -81.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
March 19, 2:20 PM PST
Where
Richland County
Coordinates
34.020, -80.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
March 19, 2:22 PM PST
Where
Lexington County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
33.930, -81.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
March 19, 2:30 PM PST
Where
Sumter County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.730, -80.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
March 19, 2:30 PM PST
Where
Lexington County
Coordinates
33.980, -81.280

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
March 19, 2:30 PM PST
Where
York County
Coordinates
34.920, -81.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
March 19, 2:30 PM PST
Where
Lexington County
Coordinates
33.770, -81.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When
March 19, 2:43 PM PST
Where
Newberry County
Coordinates
34.280, -81.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
March 19, 2:45 PM PST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
33.920, -80.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
March 19, 2:45 PM PST
Where
Richland County
Coordinates
34.000, -81.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
March 19, 2:45 PM PST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
33.720, -80.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg

When
March 19, 3:00 PM PST
Where
Orangeburg County
Coordinates
33.500, -80.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
March 19, 3:00 PM PST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.220, -80.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon

When
March 19, 3:15 PM PST
Where
Clarendon County
Coordinates
33.600, -80.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
March 19, 3:15 PM PST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
33.920, -80.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Horry

When
March 19, 3:30 PM PST
Where
Horry County
Coordinates
33.830, -79.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield

When
March 19, 3:34 PM PST
Where
Chesterfield County
Coordinates
34.680, -79.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Florence

When
March 19, 3:55 PM PST
Where
Florence County
Coordinates
33.870, -79.750

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: 10158837, 10158844, 10158845, 10158851, 10158853, 10158854, 10158855, 10158857, 10158858, 10158863, 10158865, 10159720, 10159723, 10159725, 10159726, 10113170, 10159732, 10113171, 10113172, 10113173, 10113174, 10159952, 10159953, 10159954, 10113175, 10113176, 10113177, 10113178, 10113179, 10113180, 10113181, 10113182, 10113183, 10113184, 10113185, 10113186, 10113187, 10113188, 10113189, 10113190, and more.