South Carolina, 2015Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 7, 2015
April 7, 2015 · NWS GSP · 4 events in 1 county or zone
Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed across the Western Carolinas during the afternoon and evening. A couple of storms became briefly severe across Union County, SC.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed across the Western Carolinas during the afternoon and evening. A couple of storms became briefly severe across Union County, SC.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- April 7, 5:26 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 1.49 mi NNE of Mean Xrds to 1.33 mi WSW of Jonesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.820, -81.720
County comms reported a few large tree limbs blown down on West Springs Highway (2 SW Jonesville). Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down at Morris Farm Rd and Whitlock Lake Rd (2.5 WSW).
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- April 7, 5:42 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 2.99 mi SSE of Kelly
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -81.580
County comms reported multiple trees blown down on Old Pump Station Rd.
Hail, Union
- When
- April 7, 6:08 PM EST to 6:13 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 3.85 mi NNW of Neal Shoals
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -81.480
Spotter reported hail up to the size of golf balls covering the ground.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- April 7, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 4.04 mi W of Santuc to 1.71 mi W of Carlisle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.620, -81.590
County comms reported a tree blown down across Whitney Rd (6.5 SSE) and another tree down along Berry Farm Rd (10.5 SSE).
- 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.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 7 to 8, 2015$128,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 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
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: 567111, 567110, 567112, 567113.