Thunderstorm Wind, Darlington
- When
- May 6, 3:25 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Darlington County, Hartsville
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -80.070
Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, May 6, 1999
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, 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
- $165,000
- 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 Columbia radar (KCAE), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:24 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Darlington
- When
- May 6, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Darlington County, Darlington Co Arpt
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -79.880
Tornado, Florence
- When
- May 6, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, New Hope
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -79.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Florence
- When
- May 6, 3:53 PM EST to 3:56 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, Pamplico
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -79.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Dillon
- When
- May 6, 4:05 PM EST to 4:08 PM EST
- Where
- Dillon County, Dillon
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -79.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- May 6, 4:20 PM EST to 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Marion to Mullins
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -79.400
Hail, Horry
- When
- May 6, 4:30 PM EST to 4:33 PM EST
- Where
- Horry County, Mt Olive
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.150, -79.030
Tornado, Horry
- When
- May 6, 4:40 PM EST to 4:43 PM EST
- Where
- Horry County, 1 mi S of Aynor
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.7 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -79.200
Thunderstorm activity over the midwest states moved into the Carolinas on 5/6, and approached the coast during the afternoon. Thunderstorms winds did damage to trees and power lines, and there were 3 tornado touchdowns reported, with damage rated as F1. The first, at Darlington Co airport, caused wind gusts near 110 mph and damaged an aircraft hangar. The second, in the New Hope community of Florence County, did damage to a roof on a house and to a mobile home. The third downed a tree onto a house near Aynor in Horry County.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 6, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 6, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 6 to 7, 1999
- High Wind in Ohio, May 6, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 6, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Michigan, May 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 6 to 7, 1999
- Flood in Tennessee, May 6, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 6, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 6, 1999
- High Wind in Nebraska, May 6, 1999
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Carolina, 1999Warnings in South Carolina, May 1999
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: 5696961, 5696962, 5696963, 5696964, 5696965, 5696966, 5696967, 5696968.