Hail, Kershaw
- When
- June 27, 1:50 PM EST to 1:54 PM EST
- Where
- Kershaw County, 8.95 mi NE of Westville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -80.500
Public reported nickel to quarter size hail just east of the town of Kershaw.
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 27, 2014
An isolated severe storm near the town of Kershaw produced some large hail and wind damage.
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
- $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.
An isolated severe storm near the town of Kershaw produced some large hail and wind damage.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:48 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- June 27, 1:57 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, 0.57 mi W of Kershaw
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -80.590
Reports received of some power outages in and around the town of Kershaw from large limbs on powerlines.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Texas, June 27, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 27, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 27, 2014
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 27 to 28, 2014
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 27, 2014
- Tornadoes in Texas, June 27, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 27, 2014
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, June 27, 2014
- Hail in Texas, June 27, 2014
- Flash Flood and Flood in Minnesota, June 27, 2014
More
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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: 515222, 515223.