South Carolina, 1993

Hail in South Carolina, February 12, 1993

February 12, 1993 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Saluda

When
February 12, 4:30 AM EST
Where
Saluda County, Saluda
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.006, -81.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail damaged an automobile and caused damage to some roofs.

Hail, Lancaster

When
February 12, 4:47 AM EST
Where
Lancaster County, Silver Street
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.687, -80.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail covered the ground in some areas and some cars were dented.

Hail, Lancaster

When
February 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Lancaster County, Chappells to Eastern Portion
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.687, -80.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail covered the ground in some areas and some cars were dented.

What these are

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

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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: 10346197, 10347505, 10347506.