Hail, Pickens
- When
- June 2, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, 3.44 mi NNE of Rock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 35.067, -82.610
Ham radio operator reported 3/4 inch hail on Highway 11 at the South Saluda River.
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 2, 2022
Scattered thunderstorms developed near the Blue Ridge escarpment during the afternoon and drifted south into the South Carolina foothills. A couple of the storms produced hail and brief damaging wind gusts.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 GSP wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed near the Blue Ridge escarpment during the afternoon and drifted south into the South Carolina foothills. A couple of the storms produced hail and brief damaging wind gusts.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:27 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- June 2, 4:15 PM EST to 4:21 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, 0.8 mi NNW of Oakway to 2.31 mi NW of Tokeena Xrds
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.610, -83.037
County comms reported multiple trees blown down and blocking roads southwest of Seneca, including on Return Church Rd and Fire Tower Rd.
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.
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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: 1036413, 1036414.