South Carolina, 1998

Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, April 3, 1998

April 3, 1998 · NWS CHS · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

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

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:33 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Charleston

When
April 3, 5:35 PM EST to 5:38 PM EST
Where
Charleston County, Folly Beach
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -79.920

Tornado, Jasper

When
April 3, 5:40 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
Where
Jasper County, Ridgeland to 2 mi NE of Ridgeland
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.520, -81.020

Mobile home damaged, roof damage to another home and numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
April 3, 5:50 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
Where
Jasper County, Ridgeland
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
32.480, -81.020

Several trees down.

Hail, Beaufort

When
April 3, 5:55 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Beaufort County, 5 mi E of Beaufort
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -80.600

Hail, Beaufort

When
April 3, 5:55 PM EST
Where
Beaufort County, Beaufort
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -80.680

Hail, Jasper

When
April 3, 7:35 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
Where
Jasper County, 8 mi E of Switzerland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -80.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When
April 3, 7:45 PM EST to 7:48 PM EST
Where
Beaufort County, 12 mi SW of Beaufort
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.320, -80.830

Several trees down near Gray's Hill and Broad River Bridge.

Hail, Beaufort

When
April 3, 7:45 PM EST to 7:55 PM EST
Where
Beaufort County, Yemassee to Beaufort
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.680, -80.830

Numerous reports of hail across northern and western sections of county.

What these are

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.
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

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: 5637436, 5637437, 5637533, 5637435, 5637534, 5637434, 5637432, 5637433.