Hail, Anderson
- When
- June 2, 1:07 AM EST to 1:17 AM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Pendleton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -82.770
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 2, 1997
Severe thunderstorms developed rapidly after midnight and moved north through the Upstate. Large and damaging hail was the primary effect although a significant downburst at Clemson blew down numerous trees and caused power outages across the university's campus.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $10,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed rapidly after midnight and moved north through the Upstate. Large and damaging hail was the primary effect although a significant downburst at Clemson blew down numerous trees and caused power outages across the university's campus. No official estimates of damage were received by the time of this writing, although damage to cars was reported to be extensive around Spartanburg county.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:05 UTC.
Event by event
13 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- June 2, 1:20 AM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, 2 mi E of Seneca
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -82.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens
- When
- June 2, 1:25 AM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, Clemson
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -82.830
Hail, Pickens
- When
- June 2, 1:25 AM EST to 1:35 AM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, Clemson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -82.830
Hail, Oconee
- When
- June 2, 1:46 AM EST to 1:56 AM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Salem
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -82.970
Hail, Oconee
- When
- June 2, 1:48 AM EST to 1:58 AM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Walhalla
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -83.070
Hail, Greenville
- When
- June 2, 2:41 AM EST to 2:51 AM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, 3 mi S of Greenville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.800, -82.400
Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- June 2, 2:43 AM EST to 2:53 AM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, Wellford
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -82.100
Hail, Pickens
- When
- June 2, 2:50 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, Six Mile to Norris
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.820, -82.820
Hail, Greenville
- When
- June 2, 2:55 AM EST to 3:05 AM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Greenville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -82.400
Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- June 2, 3:00 AM EST to 3:10 AM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, 1 mi E of Campobello
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -82.130
Hail, Greenville
- When
- June 2, 3:30 AM EST to 3:40 AM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Tigerville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -82.370
Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- June 2, 4:00 AM EST to 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, Landrum
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -82.180
Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- June 2, 4:55 AM EST to 5:05 AM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, Campobello
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -82.150
Hail, Greenville
- When
- June 2, 5:00 AM EST to 5:10 AM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Berea
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -82.430
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Flash Flood and Flood in South Dakota, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 2, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Colorado, June 2 to 6, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 2, 1997
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5603042, 5603043, 5603044, 5603045, 5603046, 5603047, 5603048, 5603049, 5603050, 5603051, 5603052, 5603053, 5603054, 5603055, 5603056.