South Carolina, 2007

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 27, 2007

July 27, 2007 · NWS ILM · 5 events in 1 county or zone

A trough interacting with a sea breeze produced severe weather across northeast South Carolina.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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 happened

The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.

A trough interacting with a sea breeze produced severe weather across northeast South Carolina.

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 Jul 27, 12:39 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 12:39 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 2:33 PM EST, 12 minutes before
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The Columbia radar (KCAE), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:44 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Darlington

When
July 27, 2:45 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Darlington County, Hartsville to 1 mi SE of Oats
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.370, -80.070

Quarter size hail fell.

Hail, Darlington

When
July 27, 2:55 PM EST to 2:58 PM EST
Where
Darlington County, Darlington to 7 mi NW of Darlington
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.300, -79.870

Nickel size hail fell at the intersection of SR 151 and South Center Road near the Darlington Drag Strip. Hail also fell northwest of town.

Hail, Darlington

When
July 27, 3:15 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Darlington County, 2 mi NE of Oats to 4 mi NE of Oats
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.270, -80.055

Strong storms produced half dollar size hail over a wide area. In addition to large hail, strong winds blew an ornamental pear tree down and a camper shell was blown across the roadway. Power lines were also blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Darlington

When
July 27, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Darlington County, 3 mi NW of Lamar
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.201, -80.107

A 61 mph wind gust blew down a billboard on Interstate 20. The wind gust was measured by a spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Darlington

When
July 27, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Darlington County, 2 mi NE of Darlington
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.321, -79.845

A large tree was blown down on Cashua Ferry Road.

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

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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: 51079, 51082, 51089, 51093, 51094.