South Carolina, 2007Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 29 to 30, 2007
June 29 to 30, 2007 · NWS CAE · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
A short wave moved across the area and produced multicellular convection with large hail and microbursts.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- 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 short wave moved across the area and produced multicellular convection with large hail and microbursts.
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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 29, 8:34 PM EST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 8:34 PM EST, 26 minutes before
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3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Richland
- When
- June 29, 9:00 PM EST to June 30, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Columbia
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.020
Several inches of rain fell in a two hour period that sent Rock Creek over its bank flooding the five points area and stranding several motorists in their vehicles. One had to be rescued that was trapped in his car.
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- June 30, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, St Matthews
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -80.780
Sheriff reported nickel to quarter size hail and powerlines down.
Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- June 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, Santee
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -80.470
Public reported quarter size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry
- When
- June 30, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Newberry County, Silverstreet
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.220, -81.720
Sheriff reported trees down on hwys 34 and 121.
Hail, Edgefield
- When
- June 30, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Edgefield County, 3 mi NNE of Edgefield
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -81.900
COOP reported nickel size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- June 30, 7:06 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Wedgefield
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.880, -80.520
Sheriff reported two mobile homes had moderate damage, a tree was on a house, and a porch was blown off another house.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wildfire in Utah, June 29 to 30, 20073 deaths · $500,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Utah, June 29 to 30, 20073 deaths · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, June 29, 20071 injured · $714,000 · 61 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 29, 2007$1.3 million · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 29, 2007$463,000 · 1 in hail · 14 events
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 29, 2007$125,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 29, 2007$100,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Montana, June 29, 20072 injured · $30,000 · 65 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 29, 2007$63,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 29, 2007$60,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 29, 2007$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Oklahoma, June 29, 2007$30,000 · 9 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 30932, 30928, 30929, 30930, 30931, 30933.