South Carolina, 2020Hail in South Carolina, December 7, 2020
December 7, 2020 · NWS CAE · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
A strong upper shortwave, with very cold temperatures aloft, contributed to some showers producing small hail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50
- Crop damage
- $50
- Events
- 5
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.
A strong upper shortwave, with very cold temperatures aloft, contributed to some showers producing small hail.
Hail, Lancaster
- When
- December 7, 3:00 PM EST to 3:02 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, 1.79 mi NE of Elgin
- Measured
- 0.7 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Crop damage
- $10
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.690, -80.700
Public report, received via social media, of pea to dime size hail off Bailey Rd near Lancaster. Time estimated.
Hail, Aiken
- When
- December 7, 3:38 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, 0.9 mi SW of Belvedere
- Measured
- 0.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Crop damage
- $10
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -81.960
Public report of hail slightly larger than rice grains.
Hail, Aiken
- When
- December 7, 3:40 PM EST to 3:42 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, 1.34 mi WNW of Belvedere
- Measured
- 0.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Crop damage
- $10
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.540, -81.970
Trained spotter reported hail slightly larger than BB size.
Hail, Edgefield
- When
- December 7, 3:45 PM EST to 3:47 PM EST
- Where
- Edgefield County, 1.72 mi W of Bouknight
- Measured
- 0.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Crop damage
- $10
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 33.780, -81.850
Retired COOP Observer reported pea size hail.
Hail, Kershaw
- When
- December 7, 3:51 PM EST to 3:53 PM EST
- Where
- Kershaw County, 0.9 mi SW of Mc Caskill
- Measured
- 0.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Crop damage
- $10
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.110, -80.710
Public report, received via mPING, of mixed rain and small hail.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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