Hail, Lexington
- When
- July 2, 3:45 PM EST to 3:47 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Batesburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -81.550
Public reported nickel to quarter size hail in Batesburg.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2, 2011
Isolated Severe Storms developed across the Central Midlands producing very strong winds and large hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
Isolated Severe Storms developed across the Central Midlands producing very strong winds and large hail.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:46 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- July 2, 3:45 PM EST to 3:47 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1.15 mi E of Leesville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -81.500
Sheriff's Dispatch reported trees down on railroad tracks.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- July 2, 3:47 PM EST to 3:49 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 0.9 mi SW of Leesville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.910, -81.530
Sheriff's Dispatch reported structural damage to an apartment complex on Pinewood Drive due to fallen trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- July 2, 3:47 PM EST to 3:49 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1.5 mi NNW of Leesville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.940, -81.530
Sheriff's Dispatch reported trees down on powerlines on Summerland Ave.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 2, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, July 2 to 3, 2011
- Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 2, 2011
- Flooding and Hail in Missouri, July 2 to 4, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 2, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, July 2 to 3, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 2, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 2, 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wyoming, July 2, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, July 2 to 3, 2011
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 2011
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 307240, 307242, 307241, 307243.