South Carolina, 2015Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 · NWS CAE · 8 events in 3 counties and zones
Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Midlands and produced damaging winds and some large hail. Most wind damage was to trees and powerlines.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- 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.
Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Midlands and produced damaging winds and some large hail. Most wind damage was to trees and powerlines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 11, 2:06 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 2.21 mi SW of Eastover
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -80.730
Sheriff reported trees down near Hwy 48 around Gadsden.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 11, 2:29 PM EST to 2:33 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 6.83 mi SE of Leesburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -80.630
Highway Patrol reported trees in the roadway on the US 76 bridge over the Wateree River.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 11, 2:59 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, 2.37 mi SSE of Sims
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -80.950
Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Longwood Road and Bluff Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- May 11, 3:48 PM EST to 3:52 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, St Andrews
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.030, -81.080
Highway Patrol reported trees down on Broad River Road near Brevard Street.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- May 11, 3:50 PM EST to 3:54 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 0.57 mi E of Happy Town
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.070
Public reported trees and debris blocking the roadway on North Lucas Drive in West Columbia.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- May 11, 4:02 PM EST to 4:06 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 0.57 mi W of Kinsler
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -81.090
Dispatch reported multiple trees down near Fish Hatchery Road.
Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- May 11, 5:08 PM EST to 5:12 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 0.58 mi E of Rowesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -80.840
Dispatch reported quarter size hail near River Drive in Rowesville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- May 11, 7:25 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 2.68 mi ENE of Pelion
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.790, -81.210
Public reported trees down on Fish Hatchery road just NNE of Pelion.
- 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.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 568462, 568463, 568464, 568465, 568466, 568467, 568461, 568468.