Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 3, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 3, 1994
Start: 1994-05-03T16:13
End: 1994-05-03T20:30
Location: South Carolina

May 3, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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: 2

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

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

Hail, Union

When: May 3, 4:13 PM EST
Where: Union County, Union
Coordinates: 34.689, -81.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A pilot over Union County Airport reported extensive hail damage to an aircraft flying at nine to ten thousand feet MSL.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dillon

When: May 3, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Dillon County, Lake View
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.392, -79.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds destoyed one mobile home and severely damaged another with six people inside. Power Lines and many trees were blown down.

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

Every storm in South Carolina in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, May 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: 10346298, 10347270.