80
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$84K
Property damage
Hail in Edgefield County, South Carolina: 80 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,699 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Edgefield County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Edgefield County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 80 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 Edgefield County archive, hail makes up 24.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,699 for this hazard and #33 within South Carolina, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Edgefield County with 36 recorded events, while Jan 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 9, 2025 | JOHNSTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2025 | BOUKNIGHT | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | EDGEFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | EDGEFIELD | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | EDGEFIELD | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | ROPERS XRDS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | COLLIERS | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | SUPREME | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | BOUKNIGHT | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | MORGANA | 0.75 | $0 |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Edgefield County EM reported hail ranging in size from pea size to a little larger than golf ball size. There were several reports of damaged vehicles. The main impact area was Long Cane Rd and Hwy 378 west to the McCormick Co line.
On November 2, 1995 a line of severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front and produced several tornadoes in central South Carolina. Large hail and damaging winds also accompanied these storms. The most severe damage occurred in southeast Lexington and Western Calhoun counties where an F3 and F2 tornadoes destroyed several framed and mobile homes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Edgefield County, South Carolina?
80 hail events are recorded in Edgefield County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Edgefield County?
The strongest hail on record in Edgefield County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Edgefield 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 Edgefield County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/edgefield-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.