94
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Chester County, South Carolina: 94 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,508 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Chester County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Chester County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 94 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 Chester County archive, hail makes up 29.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,508 for this hazard and #30 within South Carolina, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Chester County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2025 | RICHBURG | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | RICHBURG | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | LOWRYS | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | LOWRYS | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2020 | HEMLOCK | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2017 | GREAT FALLS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 2, 2017 | GREAT FALLS | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 2, 2016 | BLACKSTOCK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2016 | DINBER | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 23, 2014 | CHESTER | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Chester County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of very large, damaging hail began about two miles south of Chester, along highway 321. The area of damage ran roughly parallel to highway 321 for around 6 miles, ending just south of Cornwell Rd. The very large wind driven hail caused significant damage to some structures.
,,,,,,,,Winds (G30-50) Pageland,19,1723EST,,,0,0,?,?,Hail (1.75) ,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds Chesterfiels,19,1742EST,,,0,0,?,?,Hail (0.75) ,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds An area of thunderstorms moved across Chesterfield County blowing down trees, powerlines and causing other damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Chester County, South Carolina?
94 hail events are recorded in Chester County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Chester County?
The strongest hail on record in Chester County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Chester 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 Chester County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/chester-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.