Hail and wind reports › May 8, 2024 › South Carolina
Hail and wind reports in South Carolina, May 8, 2024
7 hail, 35 wind and 3 tornado reports; largest hail 1.75 in; strongest gust 60 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-08 17:26 | Wind | damage | 5 NNW Salem | Oconee | Employees enroute to storm survey discovered trees down on Whitewater Falls Rd. Time estimated from radar. (GSP) |
| 05-08 17:35 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 ENE Salem | Oconee | Social Media report of Quarter Sized Hail northern Lake Keowee. (GSP) |
| 05-08 17:50 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 S Nine Times | Pickens | Several large hail stones in odd shapes. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:25 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 W Berea | Pickens | Hail lasted five minutes. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:39 | Wind | damage | Landrum | Spartanburg | Emergency Management reported tree down on powerline in Landrum. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:00 | Hail | 1.75 in | 3 ENE Downtown Greenvil | Greenville | Golfball size hail. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:30 | Wind | damage | 5 SSW Boiling Springs S | Spartanburg | Along I-85 near I-26 intersection numerous small to somewhat large limbs down in the area. Seems to have caused power outages. Dime sized hail. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:00 | Hail | 1.00 in | 5 NNE Cross Anchor | Spartanburg | Corrects time of previous hail report from 5 NNE Cross Anchor. Quarter size hail observed at the Tyger River Correctional Institute. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:35 | Wind | damage | Carlisle | Union | 8-9 trees blown down near Carlisle. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:35 | Wind | damage | 3 NNW York | York | A few trees blown down north of York. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:39 | Hail | 1.75 in | 4 NW Carlisle | Union | Social media pictures of at least golf ball size hail in the Santuc area. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:45 | Wind | damage | Chester | Chester | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Chester. County official reports many trees down across the county. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:50 | Wind | damage | 4 SSE Indian Land | Lancaster | Spotter report of several trees down along Shelly Mullis road in Indian Land. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-08 21:05 | Wind | damage | Chester | Chester | County official reports many trees down across the county. (GSP) |
| 05-08 21:12 | Wind | damage | 2 ESE Lancaster | Lancaster | SC highway patrol reported a tree in roadway at Flat Creek Road and McCowan Lane. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-08 22:05 | Wind | damage | 7 SE Jefferson | Chesterfield | Chesterfield county dispatch reported trees down along Sandy Run Creek. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-08 22:17 | Wind | damage | 3 SE Patrick | Chesterfield | Chesterfield county dispatch reported trees down along Patrick Society Hill Road. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-08 22:35 | Wind | damage | 8 NNE Bishopville | Lee | A tree was downed on Hill Rd between Anderson Hill Rd and Ashland Stokes Bridge Rd. Time estimated. (CAE) |
| 05-08 22:40 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 NE Lydia | Darlington | Darlington County Agricultural Extension Services reported a corn field was damaged by quarter sized hail near the intersection of Hwy 15 and Indian Branch Rd (ILM) |
| 05-08 23:00 | Wind | damage | 3 SSE Florence | Florence | Multiple trees down along Freedom Blvd in south Florence (ILM) |
| 05-09 05:40 | Wind | damage | 4 WSW Piedmont | Anderson | Tree blocking lane of I-85 South... MM33. (GSP) |
| 05-09 05:45 | Wind | damage | 1 SSE Anderson | Anderson | Tree on a car near East Whitner... also trees downed along RR tracks. (GSP) |
| 05-09 05:47 | Wind | 60 mph | 4 WSW Anderson | Anderson | Anderson Regional Airport. (GSP) |
| 05-09 06:30 | Wind | 60 mph | 2 SSW Ora | Laurens | Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 2 SSW Ora. SCDOT station I-385 & Hwy 221. (GSP) |
| 05-09 06:45 | Wind | damage | Joanna | Laurens | Trees and utility lines downed along Hwy 66. (GSP) |
| 05-09 06:46 | Wind | damage | 2 SW Whitmire | Newberry | Newberry County dispatch reported trees down at Kings Ln and Old Airport Rd. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 06:46 | Tornado | 2 SSW Whitmire | Newberry | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph in Newberry County south of the Town of Whitmire during the early (CAE) | |
| 05-09 06:54 | Wind | damage | 6 WNW Saluda | Saluda | Saluda County dispatch reported a tree down along Greenwood Highway. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 06:54 | Wind | damage | 4 WSW Newberry | Newberry | Newberry County Dispatch reported trees down at Belfast & Spearman Rd. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:02 | Wind | damage | 2 SW Blair | Newberry | Newberry County dispatch reports trees down at Mt Pleasant Rd and Glynphville Rd. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:08 | Wind | damage | 7 N Jenkinsville | Fairfield | Fairfield County dispatch reports a tree down along Hwy 215 at Meadow Lake Rd. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:12 | Wind | damage | 2 SSW Little Mountain | Newberry | Newberry County EM reported a tree down on Wheeland & Mill Rd. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:12 | Tornado | 7 N Jenkinsville | Fairfield | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph in northwestern Fairfield County during the early morning hours of (CAE) | |
| 05-09 07:20 | Wind | damage | 3 ENE Chapin | Richland | SC Department of Public safety reported a tree down in roadway. Time estimated based on radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:30 | Wind | damage | 5 WNW Lexington | Lexington | SC Dept of Public Safety reported a tree in roadway. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:31 | Tornado | 3 SSW Ridgeway | Fairfield | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 100 mph in southeastern Fairfield County during the early morning hours of May (CAE) | |
| 05-09 07:33 | Wind | damage | 3 SW Ridgeway | Fairfield | Trained spotter reported numerous trees down along Hood Rd through the intersection with Boney Rd. Time estimated from radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:37 | Wind | damage | 1 S Liberty Hill | Kershaw | Emergency Manager reports a downed tree on Singleton Creek Rd at Liberty Hill Rd blocking the roadway. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:38 | Wind | damage | 4 ENE Blythewood | Richland | SC Dept of Public Safety reported a tree in roadway. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:45 | Wind | damage | 6 S Longtown | Kershaw | Emergency Manager reports a downed tree on Smyrna Church Rd at Smyrna Rd blocking the roadway. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:49 | Wind | damage | 3 NW Westville | Lancaster | Kershaw County EM reported a tree down blocking Flat Rock Rd at the Kershaw/Lancaster County line. Time estimated based on radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 07:56 | Wind | damage | Camden | Kershaw | Kershaw County dispatch reports numerous trees and powerlines down throughout the county. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 08:20 | Wind | damage | 2 S Stateburg | Sumter | Sumter County dispatch reports a tree down along 378 and North Kings Highway. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 08:22 | Wind | damage | 2 ESE Lee State Park | Lee | SC DOT Reports a tree in roadway along I20. Time estimated by radar. (CAE) |
| 05-09 08:32 | Wind | damage | 1 N Lydia | Darlington | Large tree down at corner of Galloway Town Rd and Indian Branch Rd causing two traffic accidents no injuries reported. (ILM) |
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