79
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$25K
Property damage
Hail in Williamsburg County, South Carolina: 79 recorded events between 1982 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,724 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Williamsburg County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Williamsburg County is the 2000s, when 41 of the county's 79 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 Williamsburg County archive, hail makes up 28.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,724 for this hazard and #34 within South Carolina, putting it in the 44.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Williamsburg County with 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2024 | HEBRON XRDS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | LANE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | BRYANS XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2019 | HEBRON XRDS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2017 | HEMINGWAY | 0.75 | $100 |
| May 24, 2014 | GREELEYVILLE | 1.75 | $1K |
| Sep 3, 2013 | KINGSTREE ARPT | 0.75 | $250 |
| Jul 1, 2012 | MOUZON | 1.75 | $1K |
| Jul 1, 2012 | HEBRON XRDS | 1 | $750 |
| May 11, 2011 | HENRY | 1 | $1K |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Williamsburg County, South Carolina?
79 hail events are recorded in Williamsburg County between 1982 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Williamsburg County?
The strongest hail on record in Williamsburg County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/williamsburg-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.