Hail in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Hail April 20, 2024 · Lancaster County, South Carolina

1.5 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public reported quarter to ping pong ball sized hail near the intersection of Potter Rd and Beacon Rd, east of Lancaster.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Antioch (34.6992, -80.6779).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163701. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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