South Carolina, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14 to 15, 2000

June 14 to 15, 2000 · NWS CAE · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:47 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chesterfield

When
June 14, 12:50 PM EST
Where
Chesterfield County, Cheraw
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.683, -79.883

NWS COOP observer reported 3/4 inch hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg

When
June 14, 2:50 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, Neeses
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.530, -81.133

Trees and power lines were downed from Neeses to Pine Hill reported by EPD.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When
June 15, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Newberry County, Whitmire
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.500, -81.617

Sheriff reported trees downed in Whitmire.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When
June 15, 4:08 PM EST
Where
Fairfield County, 4 mi NE of Shelton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.533, -81.367

SLED reported large limbs down on HWY 215.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
June 15, 7:20 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
Where
Lancaster County, Lancaster
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.717, -80.767

Sheriff reported widespread trees and power lines down in Lancaster.

Hail, Lancaster

When
June 15, 7:20 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
Where
Lancaster County, Lancaster
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.717, -80.767

Sheriff reported one inch hail in Lancaster.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in South Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2000

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: 5147796, 5147797, 5147798, 5147799, 5147800, 5147801.