A wave of low pressure riding along a stationary front combined with daytime heating to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over southern portions of the Midlands of SC. An isolated thunderstorm reached severe limits over lower Orangeburg County SC and produced hail.
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The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
A wave of low pressure riding along a stationary front combined with daytime heating to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over southern portions of the Midlands of SC. An isolated thunderstorm reached severe limits over lower Orangeburg County SC and produced hail.
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:25 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Public reported dime size hail at the cement plant along Hwy 453 (Gardner Blvd).
Public reported nickel to quarter size hail along Grooms Rd. Windy conditions blew over much of their corn crop. Nearly 2 inches of rain was recorded with the storm.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 696433, 696434.