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

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 2007
Start: 2007-06-12T13:53
End: 2007-06-12T18:31
Location: South Carolina

June 12, 2007 · NWS GSP · 20 events in 10 counties and zones

Numerous severe storms developed over the Upstate and western Piedmont of South Carolina for a second day in a row. The storms mainly produced large hail.

Where it happened

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

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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: 20

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 GSP wrote it up.

Numerous severe storms developed over the Upstate and western Piedmont of South Carolina for a second day in a row. The storms mainly produced large hail.

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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 10:11 AM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 10:11 AM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 8:18 AM EST, 5 hours 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 9:05 AM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 10:48 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 11:44 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:01 PM EST, 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
201 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

NCZ071-072-121900-
CABARRUS-MECKLENBURG-
201 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CABARRUS AND MECKLENBURG COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 158 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CAROWINDS...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CENTER
CITY CHARLOTTE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I-77 AT
  I-85...LOWES MOTOR SPEEDWAY...CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...SOUTHPARK
  MALL...EASTLAND MALL...UNC CHARLOTTE...PINEVILLE...MOUNT
  PLEASANT...HARRISBURG AND CONCORD.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LG

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:53 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, York

When: June 12, 1:53 PM EST
Where: York County, Ft Mill
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.020, -80.930

Hail, Pickens

When: June 12, 2:01 PM EST
Where: Pickens County, 4 mi N of Pickens
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 34.938, -82.700

Reported on Midway Rd.

Hail, York

When: June 12, 2:20 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: York County, Rock Hill
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.920, -81.030

Hail, Pickens

When: June 12, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Pickens County, 4.5 mi N of Easley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.895, -82.600

Hail, Pickens

When: June 12, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Pickens County, 2 mi SW of Easley
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.810, -82.625

Hail, Pickens

When: June 12, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Pickens County, 2 mi E of Easley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.830, -82.565

Hail, York

When: June 12, 2:59 PM EST
Where: York County, 3 mi N of York
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 35.043, -81.230

Hail, York

When: June 12, 3:21 PM EST
Where: York County, Clover
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.100, -81.230

Hail, Greenville

When: June 12, 3:36 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, 6 mi N of Greenville to 2 mi WNW of Greenville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.937, -82.400

Hail, Greenville

When: June 12, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, Berea
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.880, -82.430

Hail, Cherokee

When: June 12, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Cherokee County, 4 mi E of Blacksburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.120, -81.429

Reported along Possum Trot Rd.

Hail, Cherokee

When: June 12, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Cherokee County, 1 mi ENE of Blacksburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.126, -81.484

Reported near the intersection of highway 5 and highway 29.

Hail, Cherokee

When: June 12, 4:09 PM EST to 4:17 PM EST
Where: Cherokee County, Blacksburg to Gaffney
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.120, -81.500

Hail, Greenville

When: June 12, 4:18 PM EST to 4:42 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, Greenville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.850, -82.400

Pea to quarter size hail reported throughout southern and eastern sections of Greater Greenville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: June 12, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Union County, Jonesville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 34.830, -81.680

Two trees blown down.

Hail, Spartanburg

When: June 12, 5:11 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, Woodruff
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.750, -82.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: June 12, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, 6 mi NW of Laurens
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.561, -82.094

Trees blown down.

Hail, Oconee

When: June 12, 5:42 PM EST
Where: Oconee County, Westminster
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.670, -83.100

Hail, Abbeville

When: June 12, 6:04 PM EST
Where: Abbeville County, Abbeville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.180, -82.380

Hail, Greenwood

When: June 12, 6:31 PM EST
Where: Greenwood County, 5 mi N of Greenwood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 34.252, -82.170

Hail reported in the Cokesbury area.

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: 40869, 40871, 40873, 40990, 40992, 40995, 40998, 41022, 41098, 41099, 41101, 41102, 41106, 41108, 41113, 41115, 41251, 41252, 41254, 41260.