South Carolina, 2015

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 22, 2015

June 22, 2015 · NWS ILM · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

Pulse convection developed during the afternoon along the seabreeze boundary and as a result of boundary collisions. The airmass was very unstable and there were several reports of hail and one report of wind damage.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$8,000
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 ILM wrote it up.

Pulse convection developed during the afternoon along the seabreeze boundary and as a result of boundary collisions. The airmass was very unstable and there were several reports of hail and one report of wind damage.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 22, 11:20 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 11:20 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Horry

When
June 22, 2:00 PM EST to 2:02 PM EST
Where
Horry County, 0.09 mi ENE of Red Hill East
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$250
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
33.820, -79.019

Hail to the size of nickels was reported along Highway 90.

Hail, Horry

When
June 22, 2:05 PM EST to 2:07 PM EST
Where
Horry County, 1.28 mi SSE of Homewood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.864, -79.039

Hail to the size of pennies was reported at the intersection of Highway 501 Business and Country Club Drive.

Hail, Horry

When
June 22, 2:05 PM EST to 2:07 PM EST
Where
Horry County, 1.54 mi NNW of Jamestown
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.841, -79.080

Hail to the size of quarters was reported along Highway 378.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamsburg

When
June 22, 4:05 PM EST to 4:06 PM EST
Where
Williamsburg County, 0.36 mi ENE of Oak Ridge to 0.4 mi ENE of Oak Ridge
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.421, -79.644

Several trees and large limbs were reported down near the intersection of Oakridge Road and Earle Road. The roof of an old barn was damaged.

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.

The same day elsewhere

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: 588059, 588060, 588061, 588062.