South Carolina, 2022

Hail in South Carolina, August 6, 2022

August 6, 2022 · NWS CAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Daytime heating and a moist atmosphere led to scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms, some of which produced locally heavy rain. An isolated storm produced small hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100
Crop damage
$100
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 and a moist atmosphere led to scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms, some of which produced locally heavy rain. An isolated storm produced small hail.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lexington

When
August 6, 2:14 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
Where
Lexington County, 3.46 mi SE of Irmo
Measured
0.25 in hail
Property damage
$100
Crop damage
$100
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
34.041, -81.142

SC DHEC meteorologist reported pea size hail near Bush River Rd and St Andrews Rd. Minor street flooding also reported.

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.

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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: 1039159.