Hail, Lexington
- When
- November 4, 3:26 PM EST to 3:28 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1.8 mi NW of Pooles Xrds
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.690, -81.200
Public reported pea to dime size hail.
Hail in South Carolina, November 4, 2012
Isolated severe thunderstorms produced quarter size hail in southern Saluda and Lexington counties.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 quarter size hail in southern Saluda and Lexington counties.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:26 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Saluda
- When
- November 4, 5:10 PM EST to 5:12 PM EST
- Where
- Saluda County, 0.57 mi E of Monetta
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -81.610
Public reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Hwys 23 and 39 in Monetta.
Hail, Lexington
- When
- November 4, 5:44 PM EST to 5:46 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1 mi SW of Congaree
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.890, -81.142
Public reported 1 inch hail 1 mile southwest of Congaree.
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 411656, 411657, 411658.