Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 19, 1993

Name: Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 19, 1993
Start: 1993-05-19T11:33
End: 1993-05-19T14:50
Location: South Carolina

May 19, 1993 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Edgefield

When: May 19, 11:33 AM EST
Where: Edgefield County, Johnston
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.772, -81.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Aiken

When: May 19, 12:10 PM EST
Where: Aiken County, Gloverville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.544, -81.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on an unoccupied car

Hail, Aiken

When: May 19, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Aiken County, Aiken
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.544, -81.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on an unoccupied car

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: May 19, 2:25 PM EST to 2:50 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, Sumter Area
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 33.916, -80.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm accompanied by high winds, hail and heavy rain caused extensive damage to homes and some commercial property. Many trees were blown onto roofs of homes and a roof was torn off a furniture store.

Tornado, Sumter

When: May 19, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, Runnymeade Area to Of Sumter
Rating: F0
Path length: 150 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.980, -80.350

Small tornado touched down in wooded portion of Runneymeade community four miles north of Sumter. Tornado downed trees and damaged several homes.

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Carolina, 1993 Warnings in South Carolina, May 1993

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: 10347318, 10347405, 10347406, 10346211, 10346212.