Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- May 19, 3:23 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 2.64 mi N of Branchville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.288, -80.819
Golf ball Sized Hail at 6292 Freedom Road.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 19, 2025
A weak shortwave aloft pushed atop a strong instability gradient laid over the forecast area. Seasonably high instability combined with strong wind shear to yield an intense thunderstorm over Orangeburg county.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 weak shortwave aloft pushed atop a strong instability gradient laid over the forecast area. Seasonably high instability combined with strong wind shear to yield an intense thunderstorm over Orangeburg county. This storm produced golf ball sized hail and damaging winds near Branchville.
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:21 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- May 19, 3:25 PM EST to 3:26 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 2.65 mi WNW of Branchville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 33.268, -80.860
Trees down at Hudson Rd at Palmetto Sands Rd Branchville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- May 19, 3:25 PM EST to 3:26 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 0.72 mi E of Branchville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 33.251, -80.808
Trees down at Oretta Rd and Dornage Rd in Branchville.
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.
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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: 1253632, 1253633, 1253634.