South Carolina, 2022

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 1 county or zone

An isolated thunderstorm moving south into eastern York County from North Carolina produced locally damaging wind gusts and hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

An isolated thunderstorm moving south into eastern York County from North Carolina produced locally damaging wind gusts and hail.

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 Aug 12, 4:55 PM EST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 4:55 PM EST, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 3:30 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
430 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-501-503-505-131100-
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-
McDowell Mountains-
430 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the mountains and northern
foothills of North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-063>065-068>072-082-
502-504-506>510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-131100-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-
Davie-Catawba-Rowan-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-
Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-
Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Rutherford Mountains-
Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Cherokee-York-
Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-Chester-Greenwood-
Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-
Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
430 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, the western
Piedmont of North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected across the area this afternoon
and early evening. The main threats will be from cloud-to-ground
lightning and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

PM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 12, 11:43 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1243 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0442 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MIDLAND                 35.23N 80.50W
08/10/2022                   CABARRUS           NC   PUBLIC

            A REPORT OF TREES DOWN IN THE MIDLAND AREA
            ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

DEO
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 3:53 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:11 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
August 12, 5:13 PM EST
Where
York County, 3.95 mi SW of Lake Wylie
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
35.080, -81.100

Emergency management reported trees and power lines blown down near the intersection of Innsbruck Ct and Boulder Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
August 12, 5:35 PM EST
Where
York County, 1.11 mi SW of Ft Mill
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.008, -80.943

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down in multiple areas around Fort Mill and vicinity, especially around Tom Hall St.

Hail, York

When
August 12, 5:35 PM EST
Where
York County, 0.89 mi SW of Ft Mill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.010, -80.940

Public reported penny size hail in the city of Fort Mill.

What these are

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.
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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Every storm in South Carolina in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 2022

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: 1053924, 1053910, 1053911.