Thunderstorm Wind, Edgefield
- When
- June 4, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Edgefield County, Edgefield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.780, -81.920
Utility company reported trees and powerlines down.
Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, June 4, 1998
11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 Columbia radar (KCAE), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:01 UTC.
Event by event
11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- June 4, 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 2 mi E of Lexington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -81.220
SKYWARN spotter reported large limbs down on highway 378.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- June 4, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 5 mi WNW of Lexington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -81.330
SKYWARN spotter reported large limbs down on highway 378.
Tornado, Edgefield
- When
- June 4, 2:43 PM EST
- Where
- Edgefield County, 1 mi E of Trenton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -81.820
SKYWARN spotter reported touchdown in field behind his house.
Hail, Lancaster
- When
- June 4, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, Lancaster
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -80.770
SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail on highway 9.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barnwell
- When
- June 4, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Barnwell County, 5 mi W of Williston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.400, -81.500
Utility company reported trees and powerlines down on highways 78 and 781.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bamberg
- When
- June 4, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Bamberg County, Denmark
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.320, -81.150
Utility company reported trees and powerlines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Saluda
- When
- June 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Saluda County, Saluda
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.770
Utility company reported large branches down on highway 378.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- June 4, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Lexington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -81.250
Utility company reported trees and powerlines down on highway 378.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- June 4, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, 5 mi N of Aiken
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -81.720
NWS employee reported large branches down along I-20.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barnwell
- When
- June 4, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barnwell County, 13 mi NW of Barnwell
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -81.530
Sheriff reported large branches down on highways 78 and 781.
Hail, Richland
- When
- June 4, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Dentsville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.070, -80.950
Sheriff reported golf ball size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- June 4, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Sumter
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -80.350
Utility company reported trees and powerlines down on Pinewood St.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- June 4, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, Windsor
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -81.520
Sheriff reported trees down.
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.
- 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.
- 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
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- Flood in Missouri, June 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 4, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 4, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 4, 1998
- Tornado in Arkansas, June 4, 1998
- Tornado and Heavy Snow in Utah, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 4, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 4 to 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 4, 1998
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: 5638018, 5638019, 5638020, 5638021, 5638022, 5638023, 5638024, 5638025, 5638026, 5638027, 5636147, 5638028, 5638029, 5636148.