South Carolina storm reports for May 20, 2020
NOAA recorded 5 hail reports, 4 wind reports and 1 tornado report in South Carolina on May 20, 2020.
- in South Carolina
- 10
- Storm reports
- About 9 miles from Charleston, SC
- 1.25 in
- Largest hail
- About 11 miles from Charleston, SC
- 69 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 11 miles from Charleston, SC
- 1
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 20, 2020 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Hail5, most at 10 AM
Wind4, most at 10 AM
Tornado1, most at 10 AM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:47 AM | EF1 | About 11 miles from Charleston, SC | 0.77 mi long, 300 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 10:42 AM | 0.75 in | About 15 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 10:50 AM | 1.25 in | About 9 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 11:07 AM | 0.88 in | About 6 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 11:16 AM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 12:26 PM | 0.88 in | About 5 miles from Charleston, SC |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 10:43 AM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 10:49 AM | 69 mph | About 11 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 10:53 AM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 10:53 AM | 69 mph | About 10 miles from Charleston, SC |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, SC | 1.25 in | 69 mph | 1 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.