South Carolina, 1998

Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 10, 1998

May 10, 1998 · NWS CAE · 9 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

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Event by event

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Orangeburg

When
May 10, 2:55 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, Neeses
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.530, -81.130

EOC reported 1 inch hail in Neeses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg

When
May 10, 3:05 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, Orangeburg to 5 mi W of Orangeburg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
33.500, -80.950

Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Bolentown.

Hail, Orangeburg

When
May 10, 3:10 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, Santee
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -80.470

SKYWARN spotter reported golf ball size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg

When
May 10, 3:12 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, Cordova
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
33.430, -80.930

Sheriff reported trees down.

Hail, Orangeburg

When
May 10, 3:14 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, Cordova
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.430, -80.930

Sheriff reported golf ball size hail.

Hail, Orangeburg

When
May 10, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, 5 mi E of Orangeburg
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -80.780

SKYWARN spotter reported golf ball size hail.

Tornado, Sumter

When
May 10, 4:28 PM EST to 4:29 PM EST
Where
Sumter County, Pinewood
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
33.730, -80.470

An F0 briefly touched down and took some tress down around Panola and Avin roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bamberg

When
May 10, 4:45 PM EST to 4:50 PM EST
Where
Bamberg County, Bamberg
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
33.300, -81.030

Highway Maintenance Dept reported trees down along SC highway 20 from Bamberg to the Orangeburg county line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg

When
May 10, 4:50 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, Cordova to 9 mi of Cordova
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
33.330, -81.050

Highway Maintenance Dept reported trees down along SC highway 70 from the Bamberg/Orangeburg county line to Cordova.

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.
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.

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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: 5639449, 5639450, 5639451, 5639452, 5639453, 5639454, 5639455, 5639456, 5639457.