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Hail in Greenwood County, South Carolina

Hail March 15, 2008 · Greenwood County, South Carolina

1.75 in
Hail diameter
$2.8M
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Bradley (34.0500, -82.2500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 89730. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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