South Carolina, 2011Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011 · NWS CAE · 8 events in 5 counties and zones
Multicellular storms produced some large hail and wind damage over the Midlands and Pee Dee regions of SC.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- $28,000
- Events
- 8
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.
Multicellular storms produced some large hail and wind damage over the Midlands and Pee Dee regions of SC.
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 Apr 26, 1:50 PM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 1:50 PM EST, 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 3:29 AM EST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
429 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-271000-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
429 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS...BUT LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS WINDS STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
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- When
- April 26, 2:21 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Barnwell County, 3.21 mi ENE of Kline
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.140, -81.300
Public reported hail up to quarter size that nearly covered the ground.
Hail, Bamberg
- When
- April 26, 2:41 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Bamberg County, Govan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -81.180
Sheriff reported dime size hail.
Hail, Richland
- When
- April 26, 3:05 PM EST to 3:09 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 0.69 mi S of Pontiac Airstrip Arp
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -80.870
Quarter size hail fell in NE Columbia in the Woodlands subdividsion in the vicinity of Two Notch road, Clemson road, and Sparkleberry Lane.
Hail, Richland
- When
- April 26, 3:08 PM EST to 3:12 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 1.79 mi SE of Killian
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 34.110, -80.930
Dime size hail reported be the public via WLTX TV in the NE Columbia and Spring Valley areas.
Hail, Kershaw
- When
- April 26, 3:10 PM EST to 3:14 PM EST
- Where
- Kershaw County, 1.34 mi WNW of Elgin
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -80.820
Public reported nickel size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw
- When
- April 26, 3:25 PM EST to 3:29 PM EST
- Where
- Kershaw County, 3.58 mi SE of Warren Xrds
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -80.740
DOT reported 2 Trees down on HWY 34.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw
- When
- April 26, 3:42 PM EST to 3:46 PM EST
- Where
- Kershaw County, 5.92 mi SE of Liberty Hill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 34.410, -80.740
Electric company reported a tree down on HWY 97 northwest of Camden taking down powerlines.
Hail, Lancaster
- When
- April 26, 3:54 PM EST to 3:58 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, 4.86 mi SW of Heath Spgs
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -80.730
Public reported half dollar size hail southwest of Heath Springs near Stoneboro.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 26 to 27, 201112 deaths · 52 injured · $28 million · EF5 · 102 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, April 26 to 27, 20112 deaths · 2 injured · $16 million · EF2 · 63 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, April 26 to 27, 20111 death · 1 injured · $1.5 million · EF1 · 83 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 20111 death · 2 injured · $1.5 million · EF1 · 72 events
- Avalanche in California, April 26, 20112 deaths · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in New York, April 26 to 28, 2011$11 million · EF2 · 35 events
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, April 26, 20119 injured · $24 million · EF0 · 9 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 26 to 27, 20111 injured · $1.9 million · EF2 · 18 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26 to 27, 2011$330,000 · EF2 · 20 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 26, 2011$355,000 · EF2 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 26, 20111 death · $5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, April 26 to 29, 2011$5.9 million · 10 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 286755, 286758, 286763, 286766, 286769, 286772, 286773, 286778.