Hail, Lancaster
- When
- May 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, 14.88 mi NNW of Van Wyck
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.059, -80.891
Video posted on social media of penny sized hail falling in the yard in Indian Land.
Hail in South Carolina, May 4, 2022
A surface trough and moisture boundary produced pulse severe convection across northern South Carolina. Weak forcing with marginal instability and limited dry air generally suppressed convection with more activity north of the moisture boundary.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
A surface trough and moisture boundary produced pulse severe convection across northern South Carolina. Weak forcing with marginal instability and limited dry air generally suppressed convection with more activity north of the moisture boundary. Sub-severe hail and wind reports were recorded across northern Lancaster county with numerous reports north of the forecast area. Some other storms moved through the Central Savannah River Area but were sub-severe.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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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More
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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: 1012622.