Hail in Horry County, South Carolina

Hail in Horry County, South Carolina: 342 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #234 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Horry County is the 2010s, when 157 of the county's 342 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 Horry County archive, hail makes up 33.5% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #234 for this hazard and #3 within South Carolina, putting it in the 92.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Horry County with 130 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 401
• Flash Flood 105
• Tornado 60
• Lightning 46

How many hail events are on record in Horry County, South Carolina?

342 hail events are recorded in Horry County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Horry County?

The strongest hail on record in Horry County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Horry 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.