125
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3K
Property damage
Hail in Colleton County, South Carolina: 125 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,155 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Colleton County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Colleton County is the 2000s, when 66 of the county's 125 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Colleton County archive, hail makes up 10.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,155 for this hazard and #22 within South Carolina, putting it in the 62.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Colleton County with 48 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | HENDERSONVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | STOKES | 0.88 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | GREEN POND | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | SMOAKS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | ASHTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | CANADYS | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | COTTAGEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2019 | BELLS XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | COTTAGEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 4, 2019 | SNIDERS XRDS | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Colleton County, South Carolina?
125 hail events are recorded in Colleton County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Colleton County?
The strongest hail on record in Colleton County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Colleton County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Colleton County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/colleton-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.