South Carolina hail map — May 26, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 6 South Carolina cities on May 26, 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 26, 2024
10 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained spotters or officials. 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 PublicGreer, SC7:34 PM EDTGreenville County
Multiple reports of golf ball sized hail in Greer via social media.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 ESE Taylors, SC7:35 PM EDTGreenville County
Social media picture of multiple golf ball size hail stones near the intersection of East Lee Rd and Taylors Rd.
- 1.75″ golf ball size NWS EmployeeGreenville-Spartanburg, SC7:41 PM EDTSpartanburg County
Sporadic hail stones up to golf ball size mixed in with predominately smaller stones at the NWS GSP office.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 NNW Reidville, SC7:52 PM EDTSpartanburg County
Golf ball size hail on the north side of Reidville.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 NNE Nine Times, SC6:23 PM EDTPickens County
Slightly larger than quarter size hail observed along Hwy 11 near Little Eastatoee Rd.
- 1.00″ quarter size CO-OP Observer3 WNW Pumpkintown, SC6:38 PM EDTPickens County
Hail up to the size of a quarter fell for about 1 to 2 minutes. Time and approximate location provided by the co-op observer.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee3 SE Taylors, SC7:35 PM EDTGreenville County
Hail up to at least the size of quarters fell over a period of about 2 minutes. At least 2 people in this area saw and heard the hail falling off and on over a two minute period.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 NW Reidville, SC7:40 PM EDTSpartanburg County
Pictures of quarter sized hail via social media off of Highway 101 near I-85.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NNW Reidville, SC7:45 PM EDTSpartanburg County
Pictures of quarter sized hail via social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media1 WNW Reidville, SC7:52 PM EDTSpartanburg County
Picture of quarter size hail.
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 26, 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.