87
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$167K
Property damage
Hail in Fairfield County, South Carolina: 87 recorded events between 1962 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #1,616 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Fairfield County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Fairfield County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 87 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 Fairfield County archive, hail makes up 20.5% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,616 for this hazard and #31 within South Carolina, putting it in the 47.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Fairfield County with 25 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2024 | JENKINSVILLE | 0.5 | $100 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | LEBANON | 0.7 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | LEBANON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | FT WAGENER | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | RIDGEWAY | 1 | $0 |
| May 3, 2022 | SALEM XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | LONGTOWN | 0.7 | $10 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | WOODWARD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | WOODWARD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | LONGTOWN | 0.25 | $100 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Fairfield County, South Carolina?
87 hail events are recorded in Fairfield County between 1962 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Fairfield County?
The strongest hail on record in Fairfield County measured 1.75.
Where does the hail data for Fairfield 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 Fairfield County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/fairfield-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.