Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- May 27, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Greenwood
- Coordinates
- 34.154, -82.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 27, 1995
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- May 27, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Chester County, North of Chester
- Coordinates
- 34.692, -81.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and powerlines down.
Hail, York
- When
- May 27, 3:42 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Rock Hill
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.975, -81.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Union
- When
- May 27, 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Union
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.689, -81.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Greenville
- When
- May 27, 5:21 PM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Chester
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.894, -82.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A pulse severe thunderstorm blew down a number of trees in a Taylors neighborhood. One tree fell across a storage building.
Hail, Oconee
- When
- May 27, 5:54 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Westministher
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.754, -83.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A number of strong thunderstorms crossed the upstate and a few became severe. Trees were blown down near Greenwood and large hail fell at Union and west of Westminister. A man at Donalds was struck and killed by lightning as he stepped outside to check his garden. (M40O)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 27 to 28, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 27, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 27, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 27, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 27, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 27, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 27, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 27, 1995
- Tornado in Indiana, May 27, 1995
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 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: 10347280, 10347044, 10346521, 10346308, 10347159, 10346856.