A strong upper level disturbance contributed to scattered showers and thunderstorms, one of which reached severe limits.
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The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
A strong upper level disturbance contributed to scattered showers and thunderstorms, one of which reached severe limits.
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:57 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter size hail was reported by the public near Ehrhardt Rd and Pocketville Rd, NW of Ehrhardt. Time estimated.
A trained spotter submitted photos of one quarter to one half inch hail, via social media, 3 miles north of Branchville on Hwy 21. Time estimated.
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