South Carolina, 2024

Hail in South Carolina, April 30, 2024

April 30, 2024 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A strong upper level disturbance contributed to scattered showers and thunderstorms, one of which reached severe limits.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100
Crop damage
$100
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 CAE wrote it up.

A strong upper level disturbance contributed to scattered showers and thunderstorms, one of which reached severe limits.

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:57 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bamberg

When
April 30, 8:56 PM EST to 8:58 PM EST
Where
Bamberg County, 1.22 mi NW of Ehrhardt
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.111, -81.037

Quarter size hail was reported by the public near Ehrhardt Rd and Pocketville Rd, NW of Ehrhardt. Time estimated.

Hail, Orangeburg

When
April 30, 9:41 PM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where
Orangeburg County, 2.76 mi N of Branchville
Measured
0.5 in hail
Property damage
$100
Crop damage
$100
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.290, -80.820

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.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1165488, 1165530.