Hail Swath Map Preview
The Columbia, SC hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.50". There are 0 public hail reports, 23 public wind reports, and 1 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 4, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Columbia, SC Hail Map
The May 4, 2021 hail swath map for Columbia, SC covers approximately 588 square miles and includes an estimated 45,966 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 298 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 31,659 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 298 sq mi | 31,659 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 196 sq mi | 11,284 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 58 sq mi | 1,960 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 22 sq mi | 895 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 10 sq mi | 140 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 5 sq mi | 28 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Columbia, SC Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 4, 2021 hail swath map area for Columbia, SC, HailGeeks estimates 21,006 single-family homes, 561 townhomes, and 3,077 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 14,500 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 14,500 | 498 | 2,339 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 5,199 | 55 | 474 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 880 | 6 | 191 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 346 | 2 | 72 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Columbia, SC Hail Map
Hail from the May 4, 2021 storm was mapped across 19 counties in the Columbia, SC region. Clarendon County, SC had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.50" with roughly 1,006 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Columbia, SC Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 9 cities near Columbia, SC. Camden, SC had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 1,656 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Columbia, SC Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 4, 2021 Columbia, SC hail map spans 36 ZIP codes. ZIP 29148 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 523.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 4, 2021 hail map for Columbia, SC currently list 0 public hail reports, 23 public wind reports, and 1 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 4, 2021 3:05 PM CT | 2 SSE Chapin | SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREES BLOCKING ROADWAY AT OLD LEXINGTON HIGHWAY AND SID BRICKLEY RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:05 PM CT | 2 S Lexington | SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREES IN ROADWAY AT I20 EXIT 55. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:14 PM CT | 4 N Lake Murray Of Rich | SC | NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN PORTRAIT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. | |
May 4, 2021 3:15 PM CT | 2 S Chapin | SC | RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS PARTIAL ROOFING AND SIDING RIPPED FROM HOUSES NEAR CHAPIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WELL AS SEVERAL TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:18 PM CT | 4 W Blythewood | SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREES BLOCKING ROADWAY ALONG MULLER RD NEAR PINE GROVE RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:20 PM CT | 5 N Irmo | SC | RICHLAND CO EMERGENCY PLANNER REPORTS POWER LINES ARCING – TREE ON POWER LINE AND CAUGHT TREE ON FIRE. | |
May 4, 2021 3:21 PM CT | 3 ENE Saint Andrews | SC | HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY NEAR I20 AND MONTICELLO RD. | |
May 4, 2021 3:30 PM CT | 3 S Winnsboro Mills | SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AT US 321 AND RODDY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:33 PM CT | 3 ENE Saint Andrews | SC | CPD POWER LINES DOWNED BY TREE – 4 LANES BLOCKED. | |
May 4, 2021 3:35 PM CT | 3 SW Ridgeway | SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY ON I77 AT EXIT 32NB. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:37 PM CT | 9 SSE Kershaw | SC | MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS LOCKHART RD NEAR NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. PHOTO SENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
May 4, 2021 3:38 PM CT | 1 W Blythewood | SC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG I77 NORTH OF BLYTHEWOOD RD. VIDEO OF DAMAGE POSTED BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:45 PM CT | 13 ENE Ridgeway | SC | PUBLIC REPORT OF TREE FALLING ON HOUSE WITH EXTERIOR DAMAGE ONLY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 4:30 PM CT | 5 SSW Patrick | SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREE IN ROADWAY AT CEDAR CREEK RD AND UNDERGROUND BRANCH RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 4:30 PM CT | 6 SSE Clearwater | SC | BEECH ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY AND POWER LINE DOWN ON SHERATON DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 4:33 PM CT | 4 NW Aiken | SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREE DOWN ALONG TROLLY LINE RD NEAR PROUD PACER. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 4:34 PM CT | 2 N North Hartsville | SC | SC PATROL REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN ROADWAYS NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE HARTSVILLE AREA. SC 102 & PATRICK HWY. LAKEVIEW BLVD & JESSAMINE DR. SUN VALLEY DR & OUSLEYDALE RD. | |
May 4, 2021 4:35 PM CT | 4 NNE Clyde | SC | *** 1 INJ *** LARGE TREE ON A CAMPER ON EASTERLING LANDING RD. | |
May 4, 2021 4:41 PM CT | 1 NNE Forest Acres | SC | RICHLAND CO EMERGENCY PLANNER REPORTS POWER LINES ARCING – TREE ON FIRE FROM POWER LINE. | |
May 4, 2021 4:55 PM CT | 9 NE Camden | SC | SC HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY AT IVY RD AND US1. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 5:56 PM CT | 4 NE Bowman | SC | TREES DOWN ALONG I-26. | |
May 4, 2021 3:12 PM CT | 65 mph | 2 SSW Springdale | SC | AIRPORT ASOS MEASURED 65 MPH PEAK GUST. |
May 4, 2021 3:35 PM CT | 72 mph | Ridgeway | SC | SPOTTER REPORTED 72 MPH WIND GUST WITH HOME WEATHER STATION ON LONGTOWN RD... RIDGEWAY SC. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 4, 2021 3:23 PM CT | UNK | 5 SW Winnsboro Mills | SC | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO... WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105 MPH... AND A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YARDS NEAR RION IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY... SC. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR HARD ROCK RD... UPROOTING AND SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS RIDGE RD AND GRANITE LN. THE TORNADO THEN INTENSIFIED TO EF1 STRENGTH AS IT CROSSED RION RD AND STONY CIR... SNAPPING AND UPROOTING MANY LARGE HARDWOOD TREES AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO SIDING ON A COUPLE OF HOMES. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED ITS TRACK EAST ACROSS THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT WHERE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A TOTAL OF FIVE PLANES AND ONE HANGAR. ONE PLANE WAS TOTALED AFTER THE TORNADO REMOVED IT FROM ITS TIE-DOWN ROPES AND FLIPPED IT. THE PLANE WAS TOSSED 100 YARDS INTO A FIELD BETWEEN RUNWAYS AND ONE OF ITS WINGS WAS REMOVED. THE TIE-DOWN ROPES WERE STILL IN PLACE WHEN THE SURVEY OCCURRED WITH PIECES FROM THE PLANE STILL ATTACHED. SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO AT THE AIRPORT DOCUMENTED THIS EVENT. THE HANGAR THAT WAS |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 4, 2021 Columbia, SC storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Columbia, SC Region
We found 3 more hail maps with reports from the same Columbia, SC region as the May 4, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Mar 25, 2021 through May 3, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 1.25" to 2.50". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.50", and the most recent map shown is from May 3, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Columbia, SC
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