South Carolina, 2008Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, July 9, 2008
July 9, 2008 · NWS CAE · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
Isolated severe thunderstorms that produce locally heavy rainfall.
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Isolated severe thunderstorms that produce locally heavy rainfall.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- July 9, 7:19 PM EST to 7:24 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1.28 mi E of Lexington
- Measured
- 80 kt (92 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.983, -81.228
Sheriff Dispatch reported numerous trees down and large limbs down across the town. Several homes were damaged. NWS Survey reported that the damage was due to a wet microburst which produced winds estimated to be around 90 mph.
Hail, Lexington
- When
- July 9, 7:30 PM EST to 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 3 mi W of Red Bank
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -81.282
Public reported penny size hail just west of Red Bank.
Flash Flood, Richland
- When
- July 9, 7:56 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 0.28 mi SSW of Columbia to 0.45 mi NW of Olympia Mills
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 33.996, -81.021
The Hydrologist visited the area and found that flooding had occurred along Rocky Branch Creek in Maxey Gregg Park. During the event the water had risen to Blossom Street.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Heat in California, July 9, 20083 deaths · 3 injured · 3 events
- Excessive Heat in California, July 9 to 10, 20082 deaths · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, July 9, 2008$2.0 million · 1.25 in hail · 22 events
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, July 9, 2008$514,000 · EF1 · 14 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, July 9, 20081 injured · $293,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 9, 2008$103,000 · 65 kt wind · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 9 to 10, 2008$105,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 9, 2008$33,000 · 65 kt wind · 20 events
- Hail in Minnesota, July 9, 2008$55,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, July 9, 2008$40,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 9, 2008$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 9, 200859 kt wind · 16 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 103496, 103494, 106769.