South Carolina, 2007Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, July 28, 2007
July 28, 2007 · NWS CHS · 6 events in 2 counties and zones
A strong upper level shortwave in combination with a highly unstable environment resulted in scattered shower and thunderstorm development across the region.
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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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $17,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
A strong upper level shortwave in combination with a highly unstable environment resulted in scattered shower and thunderstorm development across the region.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Charleston
- When
- July 28, 11:52 AM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, 1.5 mi SSE of Ashley Hall
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -80.010
Golf ball size hail was reported at the top of North Bridge on Sam Rittenburg Boulevard near Cosgrove.
Thunderstorm Wind, Charleston
- When
- July 28, 11:57 AM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, Charleston Hgts
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -79.970
Trees were reported down on powerlines on Rivers Avenue near Interstate 526. The trees were reportedly on fire.
Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton
- When
- July 28, 11:57 AM EST
- Where
- Colleton County, Jacksonboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -80.450
A tree was reported down in Jacksonboro.
Lightning, Charleston
- When
- July 28, 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, 0.9 mi SE of The Groves
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.790, -79.860
A house was struck by lightning in Mount Pleasant.
Lightning, Charleston
- When
- July 28, 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, 1.5 mi SSE of Ashley Hall
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -80.010
A house was struck by lightning in West Ashley and a transformer was blown out by lightning on Ashley River Road.
Flash Flood, Charleston
- When
- July 28, 1:07 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, 1.5 mi SSE of Ashley Hall
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -80.010
Broadcast media relayed a report of water covering roads with a car starting to float near the intersection of Ashley River Road and Highway 17.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, July 28, 2007$200,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 28, 2007$117,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, July 28 to 29, 2007$120,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, July 28, 2007$80,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 28, 2007$75,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 28, 20071 injured · 50 kt wind · 14 events
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Florida, July 28, 200752 kt wind · 10 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 28 to 29, 200710 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2007$5,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 28, 200750 kt wind · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 28, 200750 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 28, 2007$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events
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: 47853, 47856, 47857, 47854, 47855, 47852.