Hail, Florence
- When
- April 22, 3:50 PM EST to 3:51 PM EST
- Where
- Florence County, 1.76 mi S of Savannah Grove
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.125, -79.823
Penny size hail was reported along Wisdom Lane.
Hail in South Carolina, April 22, 2016
Numerous thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front approaching from the west.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Numerous thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front approaching from the west.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:49 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in California, April 22 to 23, 2016
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 22, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 22, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 22, 2016
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Nevada, April 22, 2016
- Heavy Snow in California, April 22 to 23, 2016
- High Wind in Utah, April 22 to 23, 2016
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, April 22 to 23, 2016
- Hurricane in American Samoa, April 22 to 23, 2016
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 22, 2016
- Hail in West Virginia, April 22, 2016
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, April 22, 2016
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, April 2016
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: 632486.