Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- September 20, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 3 mi WSW of Cope
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 33.367, -81.050
Post Office reported 3/4 inch hail west southwest of Cope.
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 20, 2001
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- September 20, 8:39 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 2 mi S of Cope
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -81.000
Post Office reported trees down on powerlines south of Cope.
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
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, September 20, 2001
- Hail in Iowa, September 20, 2001
- Hail in Kansas, September 20, 2001
- Hail in Texas, September 20, 2001
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- Hail in Minnesota, September 20, 2001
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More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, September 2001
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: 5270470, 5270469.