Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, June 27, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, June 27, 1994
Start: 1994-06-27T00:05
End: 1994-06-27T17:15
Location: South Carolina

June 27, 1994 · 15 events in 14 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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: $550,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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

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

Tornado, Pickens

When: June 27, 12:05 AM EST to 12:20 AM EST
Where: Pickens County, Salem to to Pickens
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 34.888, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm became severe after moving out of the Georgia mountains and generated two tornadoes in the mountainous areas of the upstate. The first tornado started near Pickett Post - where the tornado of March 27, 1994 ended. This storm reached F2 intensity blowing off roofs of several well built homes and downing numerous large trees. In all, about 25 homes were damaged and property loss is estimatred at about $250,000. The tornado moved from Pickett Post over or near Salem, Tamassee, Boone's Creek and dissipated around the dam at Lake Jocassee in the northeast corner of Oconee County. A 15-year-old girl was slightly injured when the roof of her mobile home was caved in by the storm. A second tornado, F1 began near Antiock just inside the Pickens County line and south of the first tornado track. This storm caused about $50,000 in damage to homes, outbuildings, and sheds, and downed quite a bit of timber. The tornado moved near the Nine Times Community and ended north northwest of Pickens along Highway 11.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When: June 27, 1:00 AM EST
Where: Oconee County, Oakway
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.754, -83.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: June 27, 1:20 AM EST
Where: Anderson County, Anderson
Coordinates: 34.519, -82.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: June 27, 1:30 AM EST
Where: Anderson County, Belton-Honea Path
Coordinates: 34.519, -82.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: June 27, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Greenwood County, Southern Portion
Coordinates: 34.154, -82.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When: June 27, 3:25 AM EST
Where: Newberry County, Newberry Area
Coordinates: 34.290, -81.600 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saluda

When: June 27, 3:30 AM EST
Where: Saluda County, Of Saluda
Coordinates: 34.006, -81.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chester

When: June 27, 3:45 AM EST
Where: Chester County, Lockhar and Chester
Coordinates: 34.692, -81.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: June 27, 3:51 AM EST
Where: Fairfield County, Wateree State Park to Roads
Coordinates: 34.395, -81.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When: June 27, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Lexington County
Coordinates: 33.902, -81.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: June 27, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Richland County, Friars Gate and to Ballentine
Coordinates: 34.022, -80.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When: June 27, 4:12 AM EST
Where: Lancaster County, Indian Land
Coordinates: 34.687, -80.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When: June 27, 4:44 AM EST
Where: Kershaw County, Kershaw
Coordinates: 34.339, -80.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville

When: June 27, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Abbeville County, Calhoun Falls
Coordinates: 34.223, -82.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Late night/early morning severe thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines in a number of locations. Heavy rain caused some localized urban flood problems.

Hail, Spartanburg

When: June 27, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, West Side of to Roebuck
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.931, -81.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm developed a wall cloud structure resulting in a persistent funnel cloud at 4,000 to 6,000 feet which moved over the city of Spartanburg. Gusty winds and dime-size hail were generated under the storm at one location of roads washed out.

What these are

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.
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.
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

Every storm in South Carolina in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Carolina, 1994 Warnings in South Carolina, June 1994

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: 10346901, 10346848, 10346666, 10346667, 10347224, 10346816, 10346199, 10347038, 10347362, 10346735, 10346964, 10347509, 10347433, 10347336, 10346559.