Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 4, 2017

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 4, 2017
Start: 2017-06-04T12:00
End: 2017-06-04T14:50
Location: South Carolina

June 4, 2017 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across the Upstate during the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced very brief severe weather.

Where it happened

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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 GSP wrote it up.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across the Upstate during the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced very brief severe weather.

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 4, 9:07 AM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 9:07 AM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 3:17 AM EST, 8 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
417 AM EDT Sun Jun 4 2017

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068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-050900-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Alexander-
Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-
Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-
Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-
Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-
McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains-
Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Oconee Mountains-
Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-
Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-
Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
417 AM EDT Sun Jun 4 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont
North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop around the region
this afternoon and evening. Any thunderstorms that develop will
produce cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, locally heavy rainfall,
and briefly gusty winds. A few thunderstorms may become severe and
produce damaging wind gusts and quarter-sized hail. Any thunderstorms
repeatedly affecting the same location could also cause localized
flash flooding. Some of this activity may continue through the
overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

..Monday...Heavy rain with flooding possible. Thunderstorms will
become quite numerous again on Monday and Monday night. A few of
these thunderstorms could become severe, but the bigger threat will
be localized flash flooding from any repeated heavy rain that may
fall on saturated ground.
..Tuesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Wednesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Thursday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Friday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Saturday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are asked to relay any reports of damaging winds, large
hail, or flash flooding to our office.

HG

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:59 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Greenville

When: June 4, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, Gantt
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.800, -82.420

Public reported quarter size hail in the Gantt community of south Greenville.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: June 4, 2:50 PM EST
Where: York County, 2.2 mi W of Bowling Green to 0.71 mi WNW of Bowling Green
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.150, -81.259

Highway patrol reported a tree blown down on Lloyd White Rd and another tree down on Galway Ln.

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

Every storm in South Carolina in 2017 Every state in 2017 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, June 2017

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 708941, 708942.