Hail in Georgia, May 10, 2005

Name: Hail in Georgia, May 10, 2005
Start: 2005-05-10T15:02
End: 2005-05-10T15:55
Location: Georgia

May 10, 2005 · NWS CAE · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

5 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 10, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
240 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
WEAK UPPER TROUGH SWINGING ACROSS N GA THIS AFTERNOON WITH
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY DEVELOPING ACROSS NE GA/WESTERN CAROLINAS
AHEAD OF TROUGH. LOW LEVEL SHEAR IS WEAK BUT WITH LOW WET BULB
ZERO AND 500MB TEMPS AROUND -15 C...LARGE HAIL IS A POSSIBILITY
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS INTO THIS
EVENING. UPPER TROUGH MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD TO NEAR GA COAST BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH SOME PVA STILL OVER THE CWA WEDNESDAY WILL
KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE POP.

&&

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
HOWEVER QUESTION REMAINS HOW FAR SOUTH BACK DOOR FRONT WILL
VENTURE ON FRI. GFS KEEPS FRONT MAINLY NORTH OF CWA WHILE NAM PUSHES
FRONT WELL INTO SC. FOR NOW WILL COMPROMISE AND ADVERTISE SLIGHT
CHANCE POP. FRONT SHOULD WASH OUT BY EARLY SATURDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE ATLANTIC. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY. SLOW
MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SUNDAY INTO EARLY
MONDAY SO WILL GO WITH LOW CHANCE POPS. FRONT SHOULD MOVE OFFSHORE
TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT...BUT STRONG SHORTWAVE AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL TRIGGER
SCATTERED CONVECTION THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. EXPECT BRIEF MVFR
CONDITIONS IN THE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. DURING THE PREDAWN
HOURS...ETA FORECAST SOUNDING SHOW CONSIDERABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
TO FAVOR IFR CEILINGS AND PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 3 TO 5 MILES.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR BY LATE MORNING.
&&

.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...NONE.
GA...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 5:00 AM EST, 10 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
600 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-
111015-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
600 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA..

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON
HEATING AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE SEE
CAESPSCAE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 10, 1:46 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
246 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     HAIL             6 NNE SALUDA            34.08N 81.73W
05/10/2005  0.88 INCH        SALUDA             SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL

&&

BLP

Local storm report, May 10, 2:05 PM EST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
305 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     HAIL             2 SE SILVERSTREET       34.20N 81.69W
05/10/2005  0.75 INCH        NEWBERRY           SC   POST OFFICE

            PENNY SIZED HAIL

&&

BLP

Local storm report, May 10, 2:38 PM EST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
338 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0331 PM     HAIL             1 W BATESBURG           33.91N 81.56W
05/10/2005  1.00 INCH        SALUDA             SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN BATESBURG TO ONE
            MILE WEST.

&&

BLP

Local storm report, May 10, 2:51 PM EST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
351 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 PM     HAIL             LEESVILLE               33.92N 81.51W
05/10/2005  1.75 INCH        LEXINGTON          SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

&&

BLP

Local storm report, May 10, 2:55 PM EST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
355 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0350 PM     HAIL             6 NW MCCORMICK          33.97N 82.37W
05/10/2005  1.00 INCH        MCCORMICK          SC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL MCCORMICK TO 6 NW OF MCCORMICK

&&

BLP

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:01 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Columbia

When: May 10, 3:02 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Appling
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.550, -82.317

EM reported nickel size hail.

Hail, Columbia

When: May 10, 3:19 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Pollards Corner
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.617, -82.283

EM reported penny size hail.

Hail, Columbia

When: May 10, 3:36 PM EST to 3:48 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Evans
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.533, -82.133

EM reported nickel size hail.

Hail, Richmond

When: May 10, 3:48 PM EST
Where: Richmond County, Hephzibah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.317, -82.100

Public called in a report of 3/4 inch hail.

Hail, Richmond

When: May 10, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Richmond County, Ft Gordon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.383, -82.133

SKYWARN HAM reported 3/4 inch hail at Ft. Gordon.

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

Every storm in Georgia in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, May 2005

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: 5450652, 5450653, 5450654, 5450655, 5450656.