Hail, Union
- When
- June 2, 12:38 PM EST to 12:48 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Lockhart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -81.450
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 2, 1997
Severe thunderstorms redeveloped in the early afternoon in the eastern part of the Upstate. Again, large and damaging hail was the primary effect with large limbs blown out of trees in the town of Pacolet.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 9
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 redeveloped in the early afternoon in the eastern part of the Upstate. Again, large and damaging hail was the primary effect with large limbs blown out of trees in the town of Pacolet.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:35 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Union
- When
- June 2, 12:50 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 8 mi SW of Carlisle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -81.570
Hail, Union
- When
- June 2, 12:50 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Jonesville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -81.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg
- When
- June 2, 1:08 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, Pacolet
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -81.750
Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- June 2, 1:08 PM EST to 1:18 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, Pacolet
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -81.750
Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- June 2, 1:22 PM EST to 1:32 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, Greer
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -82.230
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- June 2, 1:35 PM EST to 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Gaffney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -81.630
Hail, York
- When
- June 2, 1:39 PM EST to 1:49 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 1 mi N of York
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -81.230
Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- June 2, 1:45 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, 5 mi W of Spartanburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.950, -82.000
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
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- 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5603057, 5603058, 5603059, 5603060, 5603061, 5603062, 5603063, 5603064, 5603065.