Hail, Marion
- When
- May 4, 12:50 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Peedee to Marion
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -79.530
Hail in South Carolina, May 4, 1998
A springtime low pressure trough from the midwest collided with a seabreeze front moving inland. Many hail reports were received, with hail sizes mostly around an inch.
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
- $1,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
A springtime low pressure trough from the midwest collided with a seabreeze front moving inland. Many hail reports were received, with hail sizes mostly around an inch.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dillon
- When
- May 4, 1:04 PM EST to 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Dillon County, Floydale
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -79.330
Hail, Florence
- When
- May 4, 1:05 PM EST to 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, Claussen
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -79.630
Hail, Horry
- When
- May 4, 1:30 PM EST to 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Horry County, Conway
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -79.050
Hail, Florence
- When
- May 4, 1:40 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, Lake City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -79.750
Along with hail, wind damaged wheat field near Lake City.
Hail, Georgetown
- When
- May 4, 2:25 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Georgetown County, Georgetown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -79.300
Reported at intersection of U.S. 701 and S.C. 6.
Hail, Horry
- When
- May 4, 3:14 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Horry County, Surfside Beach to Little River
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -78.120
Hail, Georgetown
- When
- May 4, 3:15 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -79.050
What these are
- 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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- Hail in Virginia, May 4, 1998
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 4, 1998
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- Hail in North Carolina, May 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5646967, 5646964, 5646965, 5646969, 5646966, 5646968, 5646970, 5646971.