Hail — Saluda, South Carolina

2024-12-18 · near Mt Willing, Saluda, South Carolina

Event narrative

Social media photo relayed from the public of up to ping pong ball sized hail in the Mount Willing area east of downtown Saluda, SC. Time estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

A deep, positively tilted trough moved through the Deep South towards the Southeast. An associated cold front and line of convection moved into the region, but dissipated once it encountered the Appalachians. Ahead of this front and convection, there was sufficient warm air and moisture advection to trigger some isolated thunderstorms along some weak surface convergence. One of these storms developed into a supercell that produced severe hail near Saluda.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221762. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.