Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- April 19, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 4 mi NNW of Bowman
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.403, -80.707
Sheriff reported nickel size hail northwest of Bowman.
Hail in South Carolina, April 19, 2007
A strong short wave came down out of the northwest and produced low top convection. Cold temps aloft caused hail to develop in several of the storms.
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
- 4
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 happened
The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
A strong short wave came down out of the northwest and produced low top convection. Cold temps aloft caused hail to develop in several of the storms.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:34 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Richland
- When
- April 19, 6:52 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Blythewood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.220, -80.970
Public reported 3/4 inch hail at Blythewood Middle School.
Hail, Fairfield
- When
- April 19, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Ridgeway
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -80.950
Post Office reported 3/4 inch hail in downtown Ridgeway.
Hail, Kershaw
- When
- April 19, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Kershaw County, 2.15 mi NNW of Elgin
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -80.810
Public reported nickel size hail NNW of Elgin.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 19 to 20, 2007
- Hail in South Carolina, April 19, 2007
More
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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: 16399, 16400, 16398, 16401.