Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- May 1, 12:50 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, Orangeburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.439, -80.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 1, 1994
5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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
5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dillon
- When
- May 1, 1:14 PM EST
- Where
- Dillon County, Littlerock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.392, -79.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Marlboro
- When
- May 1, 1:38 PM EST
- Where
- Marlboro County, Clio
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.602, -79.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Marlboro
- When
- May 1, 1:38 PM EST
- Where
- Marlboro County, Clio
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.602, -79.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Dillon
- When
- May 1, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Dillon County, Hamer
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.392, -79.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Marlboro
- When
- May 1, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Marlboro County, Blenheim
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.602, -79.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Florence
- When
- May 1, 3:44 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, Florence
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.024, -79.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- May 1, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, Manning
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.666, -80.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley
- When
- May 1, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, St. Stephen
- Coordinates
- 33.198, -79.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Berkeley
- When
- May 1, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, Jamestown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.198, -79.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An area of thunderstorms, some locally severe, developed ahead of a cold front as it moved across central and northeastern South Carolina. Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and heavily damaged a barn 2 miles south of Blenheim in Marlboro County. Downed trees blocked a road at Jamison in Orangeburg County. Wind also downed power lines at Manning in Clarendon County. Small hail reported in northeast Berkeley County.
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.
The same day elsewhere
More
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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: 10346864, 10347268, 10346798, 10346799, 10347269, 10346800, 10347415, 10347105, 10345439, 10345440.