Hail — Greenwood, South Carolina

2008-03-15 · near Bradley, Greenwood, South Carolina

Event narrative

The combination of strong winds and hail up to golfball size damaged 507 structures in the far southern part of the county. Estimated damage in the form of broken windows, damaged roofs and siding was 2.8 million dollars. Most of the damage occurred between highways 221 and 25.

Wider weather episode

Several supercell thunderstorms affected the southern part of Upstate South Carolina during the afternoon and early evening hours. Very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes accompanied the storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 89730. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.