Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- March 21, 1:35 AM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, Duncan
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.931, -81.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 21, 1995
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens
- When
- March 21, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, Ware Shoals
- Coordinates
- 34.484, -82.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A line of thunderstorms moving across the upstate during the early morning hours produced sporadic and marginal severe weather. Large hail fell briefly in the Duncan, Wellford, and Lyman areas and winds blew down a few trees in Laurens County. High winds, just below severe intensity were reported in a number of areas. Large quantities of small hail fell around Seneca and there were several other reports of pea- to marble-size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens
- When
- March 21, 2:15 AM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, Laurens
- Coordinates
- 34.484, -82.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A line of thunderstorms moving across the upstate during the early morning hours produced sporadic and marginal severe weather. Large hail fell briefly in the Duncan, Wellford, and Lyman areas and winds blew down a few trees in Laurens County. High winds, just below severe intensity were reported in a number of areas. Large quantities of small hail fell around Seneca and there were several other reports of pea- to marble-size hail.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 10346007, 10346708, 10346709.