226
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$300K
Property damage
Hail in Anderson County, South Carolina: 226 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #511 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Anderson County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Anderson County is the 2000s, when 86 of the county's 226 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 Anderson County archive, hail makes up 26.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #511 for this hazard and #8 within South Carolina, putting it in the 83.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Anderson County with 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2025 | DOCHENO | 2 | $0 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | TOXAWAY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | (AND)ANDERSON CO ARP | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | CHEDDAR | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | ANDERSON | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | IVA | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | PIEDMONT | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 6, 2024 | WEST PELZER | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 6, 2024 | POWDERSVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | TOWNVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Anderson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 514
- Flash Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous reports of quarter to golf ball size hail were received in a swath from near exit 19 on I-85 to about 10 miles southeast of Anderson. The swath was quite broad affecting areas from the east side of Anderson to the Belton area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Anderson County, South Carolina?
226 hail events are recorded in Anderson County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Anderson County?
The strongest hail on record in Anderson County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Anderson 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 Anderson County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/anderson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.