Hail in Calhoun County, South Carolina

Hail in Calhoun County, South Carolina: 83 recorded events between 1974 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,666 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Calhoun County is the 2000s, when 30 of the county's 83 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 Calhoun County archive, hail makes up 25.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,666 for this hazard and #32 within South Carolina, putting it in the 46.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Calhoun County with 24 recorded events, while Nov 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.

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

83 hail events are recorded in Calhoun County between 1974 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Calhoun County?

The strongest hail on record in Calhoun County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Calhoun 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.