116
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$173K
Property damage
Hail in Darlington County, South Carolina: 116 recorded events between 1960 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,241 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Darlington County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Darlington County is the 2000s, when 56 of the county's 116 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 Darlington County archive, hail makes up 21.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,241 for this hazard and #24 within South Carolina, putting it in the 60.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Darlington County with 38 recorded events, while Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2024 | ROGERS XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | MECHANICSVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | HARTSVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | LYDIA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | HARTSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | NORTH HARTSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | HARTSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | CLYDE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | KELLYTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2020 | MONT CLARE | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Darlington County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm caused dime size hail in the city of Darlington, and 2 inch hail just to the south. Strong gusty wind caused tree and roof damage to the Landmark Motor Inn, 2 miles south of the city, and overturned a mobile home in Oats, 8 miles south of Darlington. The County Agricultural Service reported several areas of crop damage near highway 401.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Darlington County, South Carolina?
116 hail events are recorded in Darlington County between 1960 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Darlington County?
The strongest hail on record in Darlington County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Darlington 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 Darlington County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/darlington-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.