74
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Abbeville County, South Carolina: 74 recorded events between 1956 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,800 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Abbeville County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Abbeville County is the 2000s, when 33 of the county's 74 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 Abbeville County archive, hail makes up 27.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,800 for this hazard and #37 within South Carolina, putting it in the 41.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Abbeville County with 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2021 | ABBEVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 3, 2021 | CALHOUN FALLS | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 23, 2020 | BROWNLEE XRDS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | FAIRS XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | DONALDS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2013 | DONALDS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2012 | ABBEYVILLE DAVIS ARP | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | MAC ARTHURS JCT | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | DONALDS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2011 | DUE WEST | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Abbeville County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms moved into the Upstate from Georgia. The storms diminished in intensity somewhat as they moved into South Carolina. Northeast of Walhalla a woman was injured when her mobile home was blown off its foundation. Garden supplies and fixtures were damaged by the wind west of Pickens.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Abbeville County, South Carolina?
74 hail events are recorded in Abbeville County between 1956 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Abbeville County?
The strongest hail on record in Abbeville County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Abbeville 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 Abbeville County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/abbeville-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.