South Carolina hail map — May 8, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 6 South Carolina cities on May 8, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Greenville.
- Cities hit
- 6
- in South Carolina
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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What people on the ground measured in South Carolina on May 8, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 ENE Downtown Greenvil, SC3:00 PM EDTGreenville County
Golfball size hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 NW Carlisle, SC4:39 PM EDTUnion County
Social media pictures of at least golf ball size hail in the Santuc area.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 S Nine Times, SC1:50 PM EDTPickens County
Several large hail stones in odd shapes.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Cocorahs2 SSE Nine Times, SC1:52 PM EDTPickens County
Dime to half dollar sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 ENE Salem, SC1:35 PM EDTOconee County
Social Media report of Quarter Sized Hail northern Lake Keowee.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Pickens, SC2:04 PM EDTPickens County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 W Berea, SC2:25 PM EDTPickens County
Hail lasted five minutes.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicMauldin 3E, SC2:55 PM EDTGreenville County
Got at least 2 reports of quarter sized hail on Woodruff Road.
- 1.00″ quarter size Law Enforcement5 NNE Cross Anchor, SC4:00 PM EDTSpartanburg County
Corrects time of previous hail report from 5 NNE Cross Anchor. Quarter size hail observed at the Tyger River Correctional Institute.
- 1.00″ quarter size Law Enforcement5 NNE Cross Anchor, SC4:02 PM EDTSpartanburg County
Quarter size hail observed at the Tyger River Correctional Institute.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Lydia, SC6:40 PM EDTDarlington County
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
- 0.88″ penny size Public4 E Mauldin, SC3:05 PM EDTGreenville County
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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South Carolina hail on May 8, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 6 South Carolina cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Greenville. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.