Ridgeland, SC Hail Storm – June 2025

What Happened

A hail-producing storm moved through the Ridgeland, SC area on June 10, 2025, with radar confidence on 1-inch hail at 8:49 AM EDT and again at 9:43 AM EDT. Spotter reports during the same mid-morning window documented downed trees, fallen limbs, and wind damage across nearby roads and communities.

The first field report came at 8:29 AM EDT, when a tree was reported down on Arcola Rd at HWY 26. At 8:47 AM EDT, Effingham EMA reported penny-size hail and estimated 40 to 50 mph wind in Springfield. By 9:18 AM EDT, another tree was down on Forest Ave at Wise St, followed by additional tree reports at 9:21 AM EDT on Speed Limit Rd at Uncle Jims Lane and on Honey Hill Circle at Old House Rd.

Reports continued through the hour. At 9:22 AM EDT, a tree was down on Rivers Hill Rd. At 9:25 AM EDT, another was down on Coosaw Scenic Dr at Salzburg Rd. At 9:30 AM EDT, crews or spotters reported a tree down on Henderson Rd at Yemassee Hwy. A tree was also down on HWY 68 at Grays HWY at 9:32 AM EDT, and one was down on Possum Corner at Yemassee HWY at 9:34 AM EDT. The second radar-confirmed hail signal came at 9:43 AM EDT.

Later reports showed the storm kept producing wind damage into late morning. At 9:40 AM EDT, a tree was reported down at Wash Farm Rd near Trask Pkwy and another on Henderson Rd at Old Salkehatchie Rd. At 9:41 AM EDT, a 10 to 12 inch hardwood limb was snapped off by thunderstorm wind. At 10:01 AM EDT, a tree and power lines were reported down on Featherbed Rd.

Damage Assessment

The surface impacts were concentrated in tree damage and scattered power-line issues, not a broad structural damage corridor. The reports point to a storm that produced enough wind to bring down trees on roadways in multiple spots, including Arcola Rd, Forest Ave, Rivers Hill Rd, Henderson Rd, and Featherbed Rd.

Several of the reports were spotter-verified and used a 0.75-inch estimate, while the radar signal supported larger hail elsewhere in the storm. That mix of reports shows a storm with uneven impacts across the Ridgeland area and nearby corridors. One report also tied the storm to penny-size hail and 40 to 50 mph wind in Springfield, while another noted a large hardwood limb snapped from thunderstorm winds.

The damage pattern was not limited to one road or one town center. Trees came down on rural routes and highway intersections, including Yemassee Hwy, Old Salkehatchie Rd, Grays Hwy, and Trask Pkwy. That distribution suggests a fast-moving convective line or storm cluster with enough wind to create short, scattered impact points across a wider area.

No hail size above 1 inch was confirmed in the available data, but the hail signatures and ground reports line up with a storm that produced both hail and wind. The verified field reports are the clearest record of what reached the surface.