Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, June 12, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, June 12, 1995
Start: 1995-06-12T13:05
End: 1995-06-12T19:30
Location: South Carolina

June 12, 1995 · 15 events in 7 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $243,000
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.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:10 UTC.

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Event by event

12 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When: June 12, 1:05 PM EST
Where: Aiken County, North Augusta
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.544, -81.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds and large hail did considerable damage.

Hail, Aiken

When: June 12, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Aiken County, Wagner
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.544, -81.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds and large hail did considerable damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When: June 12, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Aiken County, Wagner
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.544, -81.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds and large hail did considerable damage.

Hail, Lexington

When: June 12, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Lexington County, West Columbia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 33.902, -81.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When: June 12, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Lexington County, Swansea
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.902, -81.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: June 12, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Richland County, Columbia
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 34.022, -80.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew off large limbs in the Columbia/West Columbia area; also, winds downed trees and powerlines in Swansea.

Thunderstorm Wind, Darlington

When: June 12, 4:18 PM EST
Where: Darlington County
Coordinates: 34.332, -79.958 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Darlington,Tree Down

Thunderstorm Wind, Darlington

When: June 12, 4:18 PM EST
Where: Darlington County
Coordinates: 34.332, -79.958 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mechanicsville,Tree Down

Thunderstorm Wind, Horry

When: June 12, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Horry County
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Myrtle Beach 3W,Trees Down

Thunderstorm Wind, Dillon

When: June 12, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Dillon County
Coordinates: 34.392, -79.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dillon 2E,Tree Down Horry Co.,12,1710EST,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Wind (G60) Garden City

Thunderstorm Wind, Dillon

When: June 12, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Dillon County, Horry Co
Coordinates: 34.392, -79.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Conway 2N,Tree Down

Thunderstorm Wind, Horry

When: June 12, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Horry County
Coordinates: 33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Conway 3W,Tree, power lines down

Thunderstorm Wind, Horry

When: June 12, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Horry County, N Myrtle Beach
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds and small hail did considerable minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When: June 12, 7:05 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, Fripp/St. Helena to And Harbor Islands
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.357, -80.692 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Beaufort

When: June 12, 7:10 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, St. Helena Island
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 130 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $60,000
Coordinates: 32.380, -80.630

A large thunderstorm moved across Fripp, St. Helena and Harbor Islands blowing down trees and causing considerable wind damage. A tornado touched down near a migrant workers camp. One dormitory lost its roof and there were trees twisted off above ground level. The storm required the evacuation of 150 people and more than 100 power outages.

What these are

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.
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.

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 The tornado archive for South Carolina, 1995 Warnings in South Carolina, June 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: 10347460, 10347461, 10347462, 10346761, 10346832, 10347004, 10347251, 10347252, 10347389, 10347305, 10347306, 10347390, 10347391, 10347140, 10347174.