Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- June 17, 5:40 PM EST to 5:44 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 2.69 mi ESE of Four Holes
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.460, -80.680
SKYWARN spotter reported .75 inch hail.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 17, 2015
Some isolated severe storms took down trees and produced some hail along I-26 and other areas in Calhoun and Orangeburg 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
- $2,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
Some isolated severe storms took down trees and produced some hail along I-26 and other areas in Calhoun and Orangeburg counties.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:39 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- June 17, 5:40 PM EST to 5:44 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 2.69 mi ESE of Four Holes
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.460, -80.680
SKYWARN spotter reported a couple of trees down.
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- June 17, 6:20 PM EST to 6:24 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, 1.86 mi ESE of Cameron
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.540, -80.690
SKYWARN spotter reported 1 inch hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- June 17, 6:27 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, 2.69 mi WSW of Creston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -80.690
Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Cameron Road.
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.
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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: 571664, 571666, 571665, 571667.