Hail, Saluda
- When
- September 9, 2:53 PM EST
- Where
- Saluda County, Saluda
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.770
Public reported quarter size hail fell in Saluda some time between 3:46 pm and 4:01 pm.
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 9, 2009
Isolated severe thunderstorms over Newberry and Saluda counties produced 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
- $14,000
- 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 over Newberry and Saluda counties produced some large hail and damaging winds.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:51 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Newberry
- When
- September 9, 5:18 PM EST to 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Newberry County, 3.08 mi SE of Cromer Xrds
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.390, -81.610
Sheriff reported golf ball size hail on Jalapa road about 8 miles north of Newberry.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry
- When
- September 9, 5:23 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Newberry County, 0.9 mi SE of Boyds
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $14,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.260, -81.590
Sheriff reported numerous trees and powerlines down on Bush River road about 2 miles southeast of Newberry.
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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- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, September 9 to 13, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kansas, September 9, 2009
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 9, 2009
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- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, September 9 to 10, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, September 9, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 9, 2009
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Missouri, September 9, 2009
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 187443, 187440, 187441.