South Carolina, 2017

Hail in South Carolina, September 22, 2017

September 22, 2017 · NWS CAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Daytime heating allowed isolated severe thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon, which produced hail.

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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 CAE wrote it up.

Daytime heating allowed isolated severe thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon, which produced hail.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Aiken

When
September 22, 1:32 PM EST to 1:35 PM EST
Where
Aiken County, 0.58 mi W of Hamburg
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.480, -81.960

Nickel to dime size hail reported in North Augusta SC near the 5th St Bridge.

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

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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: 716152.