Hail, Lexington
- When
- August 22, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Gaston
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -81.100
BP gas station reported golf ball size hail.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 22, 2009
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed over Lexington and Richland counties producing some large hail and damaging winds.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed over Lexington and Richland counties producing some large hail and damaging winds.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 22, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 0.69 mi N of Lykesland
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 33.940, -80.900
DOT reported a couple of trees and powerlines down on Old Hopkins road and Garners Ferry road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 22, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 2.68 mi WSW of Leesburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.010, -80.740
DOT reported a tree down at Leesburg road and Congress road.
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
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More
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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: 183373, 183374, 183375.