Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 22, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 22, 1995
Start: 1995-04-22T15:34
End: 1995-04-22T18:00
Location: South Carolina

April 22, 1995 · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $40,000
Crop damage: $51,000
Events: 7

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.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Hail, Orangeburg

When: April 22, 3:34 PM EST
Where: Orangeburg County, Santee
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 33.439, -80.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Berkeley

When: April 22, 3:47 PM EST
Where: Berkeley County, St. Stephens
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.198, -79.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

St. Stephens Police reported that hail covered ground.

Hail, Berkeley

When: April 22, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Berkeley County, Near Monks Corner
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.198, -79.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One fatality indirectly related to thunderstorm, as a male who was wading along a sandbar with 3 ft drops, fell into a 10 ft drop while evacuating lake to seek shelter from the approaching storm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Georgetown

When: April 22, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Georgetown County
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 33.413, -79.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Georgetown

When: April 22, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Georgetown County, Georgetown Co to Georgetown
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.413, -79.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An area of unstable weather developed in southeastern S. C. ahead of an approaching cold front setting off several thunderstorms..some accompanied by hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Georgetown

When: April 22, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Georgetown County, Andrews
Coordinates: 33.413, -79.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Andrews Police and power company reported large tree down and power out.

Hail, Georgetown

When: April 22, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Georgetown County, Georgetown
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.413, -79.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One tree 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 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, April 1995

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: 10346870, 10347182, 10347183, 10347499, 10347500, 10346678, 10346679.