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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $128,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Midlands of SC and produced some large hail and wind damage...mainly trees taken down.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- April 7, 5:02 PM EST to 5:06 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 0.9 mi SE of Batesburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $36,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.890, -81.540
Sheriff reported trees fell on a house and parked vehicle on Madera Road between Hwys 391 and 178.
Hail, Saluda
- When
- April 7, 5:03 PM EST to 5:07 PM EST
- Where
- Saluda County, 3.18 mi WNW of Batesburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $24,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -81.600
Sheriff reported at least quarter size hail putting dents in vehicles.
Hail, Lexington
- When
- April 7, 5:28 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 3.59 mi NE of Samaria
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.860, -81.440
Public reported nickel size hail on Brodie Road in Leesville.
Lightning, Newberry
- When
- April 7, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newberry County, 44.91 mi N of Monetta
- Property damage
- $36,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -81.620
Sheriff reported a barn struck by lightning in Whitmire burnt to the ground.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- April 7, 8:37 PM EST to 8:41 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, 1.33 mi WSW of Strother
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.390, -81.400
Sheriff reported trees down near the Broad River Bridge on SC Hwy 34.
Hail, Richland
- When
- April 7, 9:00 PM EST to 9:04 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 0.69 mi S of Blythewood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.210, -80.970
Public reported hail as large as golf ball size in Blythewood along with high winds and torrential rain.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- April 7, 9:16 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 1.79 mi SE of Sharp
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.150, -80.930
Highway Patrol reported trees down near the intersection of Longtown Road and Holly Ridge Lane.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- April 7, 9:45 PM EST to 9:49 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1.34 mi ENE of South Congaree
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.910, -81.100
Sheriff reported trees down at the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and Fish Hatchery Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- April 7, 10:15 PM EST to 10:19 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 2.15 mi SSW of Hopkins
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -80.890
Highway Patrol reported trees down near the intersection of Bluff Road and Old Bluff Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- April 7, 10:23 PM EST to 10:27 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Stateburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -80.530
Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Hwy 261 and Deveaux Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- April 7, 10:46 PM EST to 10:50 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 0.57 mi W of Sumter
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -80.360
Sumter County Dispatch reported powerlines down along Calhoun Street near Stewart Street.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- April 7, 11:45 PM EST to 11:49 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, 1.15 mi E of Rimini
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -80.480
County Dispatch reported trees down at the intersection of Governor Richardson Road and Dreamers Lane causing one vehicle accident with no injuries.
Hail, Aiken
- When
- April 8, 8:46 PM EST to 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, 1.15 mi W of Wagener
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -81.390
Sheriff reported nickel size hail along Camp Rawls Road.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 7, 2015$701,000 · EF1 · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 7 to 8, 2015$185,000 · EF1 · 15 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, April 7, 2015$50,000 · EF1 · 20 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, April 7, 20152 in hail · 24 events
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 7, 2015$10,000 · EF0 · 16 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 7, 2015EF0 · 14 events
- Hail in Iowa, April 7 to 8, 20151.75 in hail · 11 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 7, 2015$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail in Kansas, April 7 to 8, 20151.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Minnesota, April 7, 20151 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in California, April 7, 20151 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 7, 20151.75 in hail · 4 events
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: 559920, 559921, 559897, 559919, 559903, 559898, 559907, 559908, 559910, 559913, 559914, 559916, 559899.