Hail, Richland
- When
- June 26, 4:44 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Columbia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.020
Public reported half inch hail.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 2010
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced some wind damage across the Midlands.
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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced some wind damage across the Midlands.
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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 2:37 AM EST, 14 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 337 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-270745- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 337 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHTNING AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL STILL BE A POSSIBILITY AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- June 26, 5:08 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 5 mi SE of Blythewood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.169, -80.908
Highway Patrol reported trees down on Longtown and Lee roads.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- June 26, 5:10 PM EST to 5:12 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, 1 mi S of Bishopville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.206, -80.250
Sheriff reported trees down on St. Charles road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- June 26, 6:15 PM EST to 6:17 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, 6 mi SW of Wagener
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.589, -81.444
Sheriff reported trees down on Tabernacle 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, June 26, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 26 to 27, 2010
- Hail in South Dakota, June 26, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Missouri, June 26 to 27, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, June 26, 2010
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, June 26, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 26, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 26, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 26, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Dakota, June 26, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 26, 2010
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: 229052, 229031, 229030, 229032.