South Carolina, 2022Hail 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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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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</html>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.
&&
DEOSpecial weather statement, Aug 12, 3:53 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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</html>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.
- 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.
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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: 1053924, 1053910, 1053911.