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Giant hailstorm destroys landed in Carolinas

The Carolinas were the recipients of damaging hail that was estimated to be at least the size of softballs. Rock Hill, SC, was hit extremely hard where most damage was reported.

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Severe thunderstorms transported a massive hailstorm to the Carolinas on Saturday, blasting out windows, tearing down fences and leaving yards covered in enough ice to invent the appearance of a fresh blanket of snow. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in Do for Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Tega Cay in South Carolina on Saturday at 4:45 p.m. ET. The threat included the potential for winds of up to 70 mph and huge hail. 

Warnings were also in Do for central North Carolina through Saturday night into early Sunday morning. During the severe thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday, the National Weather Facility in Wilmington, North Carolina, received hail reports ranging from quarter to golf ball size.

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Teams with the National Weather Facility office in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, conducted surveys on Monday in Rock Hill and York to adjudicators the damage from Saturday’s severe thunderstorms. 

While some residents believed a tornado brought downed trees and pulled down powerlines, the NWS see team did not find tornado damage but extensive Hurt due to the combination of winds between 70 and 90 mph and baseball-size hail. 

"The combination of high winds and very huge hail resulted in wind-driven hail that further exacerbated Hurt to structures, vehicles and trees," according to the see summary.

The survey team also said a few small injuries were reported from the storm. 

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  A screenshot from video showing a damaging hailstorm in Rock Hill, South Carolina on April 20, 2024. (Chris Mazza/WEATHER TRAKER /TMX) (Chris Mazza/WEATHER TRAKER /TMX )

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  A screenshot from video showing a damaging hailstorm in Rock Hill, South Carolina on April 20, 2024. (Chris Mazza/WEATHER TRAKER /TMX) (Chris Mazza/WEATHER TRAKER /TMX)

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  Large hail in Rock Hill, South Carolina during a harsh thunderstorm on 4/20/2024 (@kristinnleslie)

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  Storm Hurt in Rock Hill, S.C. after a severe storm (@kristinnleslie)

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  Storm Hurt in Rock Hill, S.C. after a severe storm (@kristinnleslie)

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  Photos of wound to a gas station along Highway 901 and Saluda Street in Rock Hill, South Carolina once a severe thunderstorm caused widespread destruction from wind and hail.  (@AntonioAdkins17/ X )

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  Photos of wound to a business along Highway 901 and Saluda Street in Rock Hill, South Carolina once a severe thunderstorm caused widespread destruction from wind and hail.  (@AntonioAdkins17/ X )

Hailstorm invents rivers of ice, covers ground with hailstones

Damage reports from York County, South Carolina, quickly began pouring into the NWS on Saturday as the storm blasted above the region.

Parts of Rock Hill received hail up to 4 inches in diameter – throughout the size of a softball. It was the largest hail reported in South Carolina in 13 existences. The hailstorm left yards and properties covered in hailstones, making it look like snow.

Video recorded in Rock Hill by Chris Mazza conveyed the deluge of hail knocking down their backyard enclose and winds causing their door to blow open. Mazza said his family was pulling ready to celebrate his mom’s birthday when the storm blew in. 

A Rock Hill, South Carolina nationwide preparing for a birthday party captured this video of the cruel thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon that produced damaging winds and hailstones up to 4 inches. 

In precedent of the home, the rain and hail created a river of ice liquid running down the street, where vehicles could be seen with damaged windshields and covered in dents. 

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‘All hail former loose’

Rock Hill resident Austin Jefferson told FOX Weather he was arranging to cater food for a wedding when the wild climate event began unfolding. 

"What I thought would be a vivid thunderstorm quickly turned into a hailstorm," Jefferson said. "All hail former loose, literally."

Rock Hill, SC received its largest hail narrate in 14 years after an epic hailstorm over the weekend. Resident Austin Jefferson had to shovel his driveway of hail once the storm. 

The hail started out as penny-size afore increasing in size to golf ball-size, according to Jefferson.  

Jefferson was in his garage packing up moneys and had to force the door closed when the hailstorm started. His truck was seriously damaged, including a cracked windshield and dents on the body.

He got help shoveling the ice from his driveway to be able to make it to the wedding and cater the store.  

Drone video marched by Jacob Sprankle shows the damage in the Roddey park neighborhood of Rock Hill, South Carolina behindhand severe thunderstorms on Saturday, which included softball-size hail. 

Drone video marched over the Roddey Park neighborhood in Rock Hill conveyed the extent of property damage from downed fences to cars and roofs with blue tarps. 

Multiple sources reported widespread tree and wind wound throughout Rock Hill. During the storm, a gas station's awning crashed, and photos showed another business with its windows blown in. 

Photos of wound to a gas station along Highway 901 and Saluda Street in Rock Hill, South Carolina once a severe thunderstorm caused widespread destruction from wind and hail. 

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Students in Rock Hill are attending school by eLearning on Monday because of the storm wound throughout the community, according to the school district. 

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