South Carolina, 2019

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 1, 2019

August 1, 2019 · NWS CAE · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

An isolated severe thunderstorm and scattered sub-severe thunderstorms occurred.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30
Crop damage
$30
Events
4

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.

An isolated severe thunderstorm and scattered sub-severe thunderstorms occurred.

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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 31, 5:58 PM EST, 20 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 5:58 PM EST, 20 hours 24 minutes before
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The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:20 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Richland

When
August 1, 2:22 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
Where
Richland County, 1.14 mi W of Pontiac Airstrip Arp
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$10
Crop damage
$10
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.130, -80.890

Report and photo of nickel size hail received via social media.

Hail, Orangeburg

When
August 1, 3:54 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, 1.86 mi WNW of Orangeburg
Measured
0.25 in hail
Property damage
$10
Crop damage
$10
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.510, -80.900

Report of pea size hail received via mPING.

Hail, Newberry

When
August 1, 4:16 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where
Newberry County, 0.57 mi W of Keitts Xrds
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$10
Crop damage
$10
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.350, -81.510

EM reported nickel size hail near US Hwy 176 and SC 34.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When
August 1, 4:16 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where
Newberry County, 0.9 mi SW of Keitts Xrds
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.340, -81.510

EM reported trees down just NW of Pomaria near US Hwy 176 and SC 34.

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

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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: 845963, 845966, 845964, 845965.