Hail — Lancaster, South Carolina

2024-04-20 · near Fosters Xrds, Lancaster, South Carolina

Event narrative

A public report, submitted via mPING, of quarter sized hail north of Lancaster.

Wider weather episode

Considerable atmospheric instability and deep-layer shear produced severe thunderstorms in the late afternoon along a cold frontal boundary that was stretched across the NE Midlands of SC.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163699. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.