134
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$537K
Property damage
Hail in Lancaster County, South Carolina: 134 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,057 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lancaster County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lancaster County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 134 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 Lancaster County archive, hail makes up 26.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,057 for this hazard and #18 within South Carolina, putting it in the 65.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Lancaster County with 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 | VAN WYCK | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | LANCASTER | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | HAILE GOLD MINE | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | KERSHAW | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | KERSHAW | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | GOOCHES | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | GOOCHES | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | KERSHAW | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | ANTIOCH | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | CAMP CREEK | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lancaster County
- Thunderstorm Wind 282
- Flash Flood 62
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Lancaster EMA reported 3 separate episodes of hail. Golfball size hail occurred from 615-630pm, 1.5-2 inch hail occurred from 710-720pm. Pea to marble size hail occurred between 730-740pm. Hail covered the ground and there was one tree knocked down by a wind gust.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lancaster County, South Carolina?
134 hail events are recorded in Lancaster County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lancaster County?
The strongest hail on record in Lancaster County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/lancaster-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.