Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 30, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 30, 2007
Start: 2007-06-30T13:55
End: 2007-06-30T15:40
Location: South Carolina

June 30, 2007 · NWS GSP · 9 events in 4 counties and zones

A handful of severe storms affected the South Carolina Upstate and northwest Piedmont during the evening hours.

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: $19,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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.

A handful of severe storms affected the South Carolina Upstate and northwest Piedmont during the evening hours.

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 30, 12:51 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 12:51 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:11 AM EST, 9 hours 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:14 PM EST, 41 minutes before

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oconee

When: June 30, 1:55 PM EST
Where: Oconee County, 2 mi NNE of Seneca
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Airplane Pilot
Coordinates: 34.707, -82.936

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When: June 30, 1:55 PM EST
Where: Oconee County, Seneca
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 34.680, -82.950

Several trees blown down in Seneca, some on vehicles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee

When: June 30, 1:56 PM EST
Where: Oconee County, 7 mi SE of Seneca
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.608, -82.863

Several trees down at Oconee Point campground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: June 30, 2:20 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, Anderson
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $16,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.500, -82.650

Multiple trees down across the city. Two large oak trees fell on homes on Broad St. The roof of a bank drive-through was also heavily damaged by wind.

Hail, Anderson

When: June 30, 2:20 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, Anderson
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 34.500, -82.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When: June 30, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, Fountain Inn
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.700, -82.200

Multiple trees blown down, with at least 1 tree on a house.

Hail, Greenville

When: June 30, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, Fountain Inn
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.700, -82.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: June 30, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, Gray Court
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 34.600, -82.120

Trees and power lines blown down.

Hail, Greenville

When: June 30, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, 8.5 mi NW of Marietta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Park/Forest Service
Coordinates: 35.107, -82.606

Reported at Caesars Head State Park.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 42224, 42226, 42225, 42227, 42228, 42229, 42230, 42231, 42232.