South Carolina, 2015Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 24, 2015
June 24, 2015 · NWS GSP · 8 events in 3 counties and zones
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed across Upstate South Carolina and the eastern Piedmont during the late afternoon and evening. Some of the storms produced severe weather in the form of damaging wind and large hail, especially over eastern York County, which was affected by three different severe storms within about an hour.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 scattered thunderstorms developed across Upstate South Carolina and the eastern Piedmont during the late afternoon and evening. Some of the storms produced severe weather in the form of damaging wind and large hail, especially over eastern York County, which was affected by three different severe storms within about an hour.
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 3:59 PM EST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 3:59 PM EST, 32 minutes before
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- When
- June 24, 4:31 PM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Marietta
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -82.500
FD reported four trees blown down in the Slater-Marietta area.
Hail, Spartanburg
- When
- June 24, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, 1.79 mi SW of Inman Mills
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 35.030, -82.120
HAM radio operator reported penny size hail at New Cut Rd and Blue Sky Dr.
Hail, York
- When
- June 24, 5:42 PM EST to 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 0.89 mi SE of Industrial to 1.33 mi WNW of Industrial
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 34.940, -80.970
Public reported quarter size hail near the intersection of I-77 and David Lyle Blvd. Post Office reported ping pong ball size hail 2 NE Rock hill.
Hail, York
- When
- June 24, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 1.83 mi WSW of Ft Mill
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.010, -80.960
Public reported quarter size hail on the west side of Fort Mill.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- June 24, 5:52 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 1.83 mi WSW of Ft Mill to 1.79 mi SW of Ft Mill
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.010, -80.960
Public reported mutliple large trees blown down on the west side of Fort Mill. Public also reported minor roof damage to a business and numerous large limbs down.
Hail, York
- When
- June 24, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 0.89 mi SW of Ft Mill
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.010, -80.940
Public reported nickel size hail.
Hail, York
- When
- June 24, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 3.07 mi NE of Rock Hill Bryant Arp
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.010, -81.010
Public reported quarter size hail on India Hook Rd near Lake Wylie.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- June 24, 6:13 PM EST
- Where
- York County, 1.33 mi ENE of Ebenezer
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.960, -81.030
Public reported a few trees blown down on the north side of Rock Hill.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Missouri, June 24 to 26, 20151 death · $1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 67 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 24, 2015$4.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 30 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, June 24 to 27, 2015$220,000 · 1 in hail · 30 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 24 to 25, 2015$75,000 · EF1 · 12 events
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, June 24, 20155 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 24, 2015$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 24, 2015$41,000 · 55 kt wind · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 24 to 25, 2015$15,000 · 1 in hail · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 24, 20151 in hail · 22 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Florida, June 24, 20151 injured · $5,000 · 51 kt wind · 11 events
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 24 to 25, 2015$20,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 24 to 27, 2015$17,000 · 1 in hail · 5 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: 590630, 591372, 590645, 590646, 590641, 590648, 590650, 590643.