110
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.8M
Property damage
Hail in Greenwood County, South Carolina: 110 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Greenwood County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Greenwood County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 110 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 Greenwood County archive, hail makes up 26.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #27 within South Carolina, putting it in the 57.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Greenwood County with 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | SOUTH GREENWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | LOTA | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 3, 2021 | SOUTH GREENWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2019 | GREENWOOD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2018 | (GRD)GREENWOOD CO AR | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 2, 2017 | CORONACO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | WARE SHOALS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2015 | CALLISON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2015 | BRADLEY | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2014 | GREENWOOD | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Greenwood County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The combination of strong winds and hail up to golfball size damaged 507 structures in the far southern part of the county. Estimated damage in the form of broken windows, damaged roofs and siding was 2.8 million dollars. Most of the damage occurred between highways 221 and 25.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Greenwood County, South Carolina?
110 hail events are recorded in Greenwood County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Greenwood County?
The strongest hail on record in Greenwood County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Greenwood 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 Greenwood County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/greenwood-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.