South Carolina, 2011

Hail in South Carolina, June 26, 2011

June 26, 2011 · NWS CAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated strong, nearly severe, storm develop along the incoming seabreeze over central Orangeburg County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

An isolated strong, nearly severe, storm develop along the incoming seabreeze over central Orangeburg County.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Orangeburg

When
June 26, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, 2.46 mi NE of Cordova
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.457, -80.903

Sheriff dispatch reported that the Fire Department observed nickel size hail along Cordova 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 304079.