Hail, Dillon
- When
- August 12, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dillon County, Little Rock
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.467, -79.400
Hail ranging from nickel to quarter size caused damage to tobacco crops.
Hail in South Carolina, August 12, 2004
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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 12, 10:02 AM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 10:02 AM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1102 AM EDT THU AUG 12 2004 .SHORT TERM (TODAY)... NOT PLANNING ZONE UPDATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CWA THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT...COVERED BY LIKELY POPS. ALTHOUGH THE REMAINS OF BONNIE ARE EXPECTED TO PASS INLAND OF THE ILM CWA...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF BONNIE WILL CAUSE PRECIP OVER THE CWA TONIGHT. && .MARINE... SE SWELL CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS WITH 9 SECOND PERIODS BEING INDICATED AT THE BUOYS. GOOD AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENT FORECAST ON TARGET AND LITTLE CHANGES WERE NEEDED OTHER THAN TO BUMP SEAS UP SLIGHTLY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY STILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WILL BE A SHORT TERM MARGINAL EVENT. && .AVIATION... SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL BE THE RULE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GOOD MOISTURE LEVELS AND TROUGH JUST TO THE WEST. REMNANTS OF BONNIE MOVE IN TONIGHT...BETWEEN 02-08Z. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF WINDS...PERHAPS GUSTS OVER 20KT IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND 1000 FT CEILINGS. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSE OVER FLO AS CENTER OF BONNIE WILL LIKELY PASS WEST OF OUR AREA. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE RAPIDLY BY 10Z...BUT MAY STILL HAVE A MVFR CEILING. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. MARINE...RJD AVIATION...HDL
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 10:20 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1120 AM EDT THU AUG 12 2004 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-131020- BLADEN NC-BRUNSWICK NC-COLUMBUS NC-DARLINGTON SC-DILLON SC- FLORENCE SC-GEORGETOWN SC-HORRY SC-MARION SC-MARLBORO SC- NEW HANOVER NC-PENDER NC-ROBESON NC-WILLIAMSBURG SC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...BURGAW...CONWAY... DARLINGTON...DILLON...ELIZABETHTOWN...FLORENCE...GEORGETOWN... HAMPSTEAD...HARTSVILLE...KINGSTREE...LAKE CITY...LELAND...LORIS... LUMBERTON...MARION...MULLINS...MURRELLS INLET...MYRTLE BEACH... SHALLOTTE...SOUTHPORT...TABOR CITY...WHITEVILLE AND WILMINGTON 1120 AM EDT THU AUG 12 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTS AND A WITH MINOR PONDING ON ROADWAYS TODAY. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE REMNANTS OF BONNIE PASSES WEST OF THE AREA. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HURRICANE CHARLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO FLORIDA ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE CAROLINAS ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL FROM CHARLIE MAY BE AROUND 3 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF CHARLIE...BUT THE RESULT OF THIS RAINY PERIOD IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND PONDING ON ROADWAYS. RIVERS WILL BE MONITORED FOR FLOOD POTENTIAL. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 12, 12:22 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
122 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0114 PM HAIL HEMINGWAY 33.75N 79.45W
08/12/2004 0.75 INCH WILLIAMSBURG SC EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
43Special weather statement, Aug 12, 12:47 PM EST, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 147 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-130730- BLADEN NC-BRUNSWICK NC-COLUMBUS NC-DARLINGTON SC-DILLON SC- FLORENCE SC-GEORGETOWN SC-HORRY SC-MARION SC-MARLBORO SC- NEW HANOVER NC-PENDER NC-ROBESON NC-WILLIAMSBURG SC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...BURGAW...CONWAY... DARLINGTON...DILLON...ELIZABETHTOWN...FLORENCE...GEORGETOWN... HAMPSTEAD...HARTSVILLE...KINGSTREE...LAKE CITY...LELAND...LORIS... LUMBERTON...MARION...MULLINS...MURRELLS INLET...MYRTLE BEACH... SHALLOTTE...SOUTHPORT...TABOR CITY...WHITEVILLE AND WILMINGTON 147 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM MARLBORO COUNTY SOUTH TO GEORGETOWN COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 330 PM. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND WILL SPREAD INTO ROBESON AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES BY 230 PM...AND BLADEN AND WESTERN PENDER COUNTIES BY 3 PM. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 43
Local storm report, Aug 12, 1:19 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
219 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0203 PM TORNADO CONWAY 33.84N 79.05W
08/12/2004 HORRY SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
HORRY COUNTY 911 CENTER RELAYED MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS
OF TORNADOES NEAR CONWAY.
&&
RANThe radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:28 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 12, 2004
- Tornado and Flood in Virginia, August 12, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, August 12 to 13, 2004
- Tornado in Florida, August 12, 2004
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 12 to 13, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, August 12, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 12, 2004
- Flash Flood in New York, August 12, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 12, 2004
- Tropical Storm in Florida, August 12, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 12, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 12, 2004
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 2004
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5418861.