133
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Hail in Beaufort County, South Carolina: 133 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,068 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Beaufort County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Beaufort County is the 2000s, when 48 of the county's 133 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 Beaufort County archive, hail makes up 15.5% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,068 for this hazard and #19 within South Carolina, putting it in the 65.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Beaufort County with 43 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 25, 2025 | BEAUFORT CO ARPT | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | BURTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | SHELL PT | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | BAILEYS LNDG | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | BLUFFTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | FROGMORE | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | FROGMORE | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | (NBC)MCAS BEAUFORT | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | BEAUFORT | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | BEAUFORT CO ARPT | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Beaufort County
- Thunderstorm Wind 575
- Lightning 66
- Flash Flood 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Beaufort County Emergency Manager and the fixed airport base operator reported that sixty two planes sustained damage due to golf ball to baseball sized hail. Approximately ten percent of the planes were reported a total loss, twenty five percent were no longer air worthy, and the rest had repairable damage. In addition numerous cars sustained damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Beaufort County, South Carolina?
133 hail events are recorded in Beaufort County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Beaufort County?
The strongest hail on record in Beaufort County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Beaufort 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 Beaufort County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/beaufort-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.