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Hail in Chester County, South Carolina
Hail May 5, 2020 · Chester County, South Carolina
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Amateur radio reported golf ball size hail along Highway 9 east of Chester.
The wider storm
For the second day in a row, thunderstorms, including severe severe storms developed across the mountains and in the vicinity of a stationary front and moved southeast across portions of upstate South Carolina from late afternoon into the evening. In addition to large hail and locally damaging winds, a couple of tornadoes developed across Chester County.
Began near Hemlock (34.7200, -81.1700).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 893326. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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