Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 16, 2012

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 16, 2012
Start: 2012-07-16T12:00
End: 2012-07-16T15:40
Location: South Carolina

July 16, 2012 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Isolated severe thunderstorms produced some nickel size hail and took some trees down in the Pee Dee region.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 produced some nickel size hail and took some trees down in the Pee Dee region.

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 Jul 16, 11:39 AM EST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 11:39 AM EST, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 2:21 AM EST, 9 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
321 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-171000-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
321 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chesterfield

When: July 16, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Chesterfield County, Jefferson
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.650, -80.380

Sheriff reported dime to nickel size hail in Jefferson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: July 16, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Richland County, 3.5 mi ESE of Pontiac
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.120, -80.790

Public reported trees down along I-20 near the Richland and Kershaw County line.

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

Every storm in South Carolina in 2012 Every state in 2012 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, July 2012

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: 383537, 383536.