Hail — Saluda, South Carolina

2024-12-18 · near Merchant, Saluda, South Carolina

Event narrative

Saluda County Sheriff reported hail up to golf ball sized hail near the intersection of Mt Willing Rd and Columbia Hwy.

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 1221763. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.