Hail — Calhoun, South Carolina

2023-03-26 · near Hammond Xrds, Calhoun, South Carolina

Event narrative

Social media report of quarter size hail at Horsefeathers Ln and Big Beaver Creek Rd, south of Sandy Run.

Wider weather episode

A stalled surface front combined with upper level energy, copious atmospheric moisture, moderate instability, and moderate to strong shear, to produce showers and thunderstorms, some of which produced large hail and wind damage, along with locally heavy rain and flooding. A band of very heavy rain fell across central sections of the Midlands of SC, producing around 5 to 7 inches of rain in a swath from southern Lexington Co east across northern Calhoun Co, lower Richland Co, and Sumter Co. The highest event total rainfall amount in the Midlands was 7.32 inches in Eastover.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1078408. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.