South Carolina, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 15, 1994

April 15, 1994 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
9

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

7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oconee

When
April 15, 4:44 AM EST
Where
Oconee County, Walhalla
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.754, -83.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oconee

When
April 15, 5:10 AM EST
Where
Oconee County, Seneca
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.754, -83.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kershaw

When
April 15, 1:32 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, Mount Pisgah
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.339, -80.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Darlington

When
April 15, 2:35 PM EST
Where
Darlington County, Hartsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.332, -79.958 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marlboro

When
April 15, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Marlboro County, Bennettsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.602, -79.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dillon

When
April 15, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Dillon County, Dillon
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
34.392, -79.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When
April 15, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Marion
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -79.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lee

When
April 15, 8:09 PM EST
Where
Lee County, Bishopville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.163, -80.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An area of strong thunderstorms moved across northeastern South Carolina causing considerable damage from large hail, thunderstorm winds, flooding, and lightning. At Byrdtown in eastern Darlington County, lightning hit a home knocking bricks off front and rear sides and setting the house afire. Lightning also heavily damaged a mobile home in Bennettsville and a home at Pecan Point near Mullins. Numerous electrical power outages were reported in Marion, Darlington, Dillon, and Florence Counties during the mid and late afternoon, including more than 3,000 outages occurred in the Hartsville and Society Hill areas.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
April 15, 11:50 PM EST
Where
Union County, Near Carlisle
Coordinates
34.689, -81.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of thunderstorms moving across the Upstate was strong enough to produce wind gusts to 40 knots at most locations. However, one storm became marginally severe as it was leaving Union County; it blew down a couple of trees at the Chester County border. Lightning struck and heavily damaged a home in the Canterbury subdivision at Gaffney.

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.

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

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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: 10346844, 10346845, 10345500, 10347204, 10346797, 10347267, 10346776, 10346762, 10346297.