Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 2007
Start: 2007-06-12T15:37
End: 2007-06-12T20:15
Location: South Carolina

June 12, 2007 · NWS CAE · 15 events in 9 counties and zones

A line of thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary near the North Carolina state line and pushed south through the Pee Dee and Midlands producing large hail and some damaging winds.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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 line of thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary near the North Carolina state line and pushed south through the Pee Dee and Midlands producing large hail and some damaging winds.

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 Jun 12, 2:24 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:24 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 11:25 AM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1225 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-130900-
AIKEN SC-BAMBERG SC-BARNWELL SC-BURKE GA-CALHOUN SC-CHESTERFIELD SC-
CLARENDON SC-COLUMBIA GA-EDGEFIELD SC-FAIRFIELD SC-KERSHAW SC-
LANCASTER SC-LEE SC-LEXINGTON SC-LINCOLN GA-MCCORMICK SC-MCDUFFIE GA-
NEWBERRY SC-ORANGEBURG SC-RICHLAND SC-RICHMOND GA-SALUDA SC-
SUMTER SC-
1225 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
ACROSS THE REGION. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF
THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 11:02 AM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 11:06 AM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:34 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Chesterfield

When: June 12, 3:37 PM EST
Where: Chesterfield County, 6 mi SSE of Cheraw
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Park/Forest Service
Coordinates: 34.600, -79.840

H. Cooper Black Park reported nickel size hail.

Hail, Lancaster

When: June 12, 4:08 PM EST
Where: Lancaster County, Tradesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.770, -80.550

Public reported penny size hail.

Hail, Fairfield

When: June 12, 5:18 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County, 11 mi W of Winnsboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.380, -81.293

Public reported penny size hail.

Hail, Sumter

When: June 12, 5:55 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, 2 mi WNW of Sumter
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 33.931, -80.382

Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail at apartment residence on Companion Ct.

Hail, Sumter

When: June 12, 5:55 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, 2 mi WNW of Sumter
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 33.931, -80.382

Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail at apartment residence on Companion Ct.

Hail, Sumter

When: June 12, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, 1 mi S of (Ssc)shaw Afb Sumter
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.956, -80.480

Public reported nickel size hail just south of Shaw AFB.

Hail, Lexington

When: June 12, 6:25 PM EST to 6:35 PM EST
Where: Lexington County, 4 mi NE of Gaston to 6 mi NE of Gaston
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.861, -81.051

Public reported golfball size hail on Pine Plain Road in both Lexington and Calhoun counties.

Hail, Calhoun

When: June 12, 6:25 PM EST to 6:35 PM EST
Where: Calhoun County, 12.46 mi NW of Hammond Xrds to 12.37 mi NW of Hammond Xrds
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.861, -81.051

Public reported golfball size hail on Pine Plain Road in both Lexington and Calhoun counties.

Hail, Clarendon

When: June 12, 6:30 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
Where: Clarendon County, Summerton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 33.620, -80.350

Post Office reported nickel size hail which started to cover the ground.

Hail, Sumter

When: June 12, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Sumter County, 4 mi SW of Sumter
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 33.879, -80.399

SKYWARN spotter reported penny size hail.

Hail, Clarendon

When: June 12, 6:55 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where: Clarendon County, 5 mi NNW of Manning to 2 mi NW of Alcolu
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 33.767, -80.253

Post Office reported 3/4 inch hail on hwy 521.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon

When: June 12, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Clarendon County, 8 mi S of Turbeville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 33.764, -80.020

DOT reported a few trees down on SC Hwy 19.

Hail, Orangeburg

When: June 12, 7:33 PM EST
Where: Orangeburg County, 2 mi W of Branchville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.250, -80.855

Public reported quarter size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bamberg

When: June 12, 8:00 PM EST
Where: Bamberg County, 9 mi S of Bamberg
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 33.170, -81.030

DOT reported several trees down SC Hwy 81.

Hail, Bamberg

When: June 12, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Bamberg County, Olar
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.180, -81.180

Public reported quarter size hail at Tiger Mart.

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

Every storm in South Carolina in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, June 2007

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: 26214, 26215, 26216, 26226, 26227, 26228, 26217, 26218, 26220, 26219, 26221, 26222, 26223, 26224, 26225.