207
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$81K
Property damage
Hail in Orangeburg County, South Carolina: 207 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #579 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Orangeburg County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Orangeburg County is the 2000s, when 71 of the county's 207 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 Orangeburg County archive, hail makes up 22.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #579 for this hazard and #9 within South Carolina, putting it in the 81.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Orangeburg County with 77 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 29, 2025 | FOUR HOLES | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | BRANCHVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | EUTAW SPGS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | EUTAW SPGS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | EUTAWVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | BRANCHVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 1, 2024 | BRANCHVILLE | 0.5 | $100 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | BOLEN | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 10, 2023 | BOWMAN | 0.7 | $100 |
| May 9, 2023 | SANTEE | 0.7 | $100 |
Other hazards here
More from Orangeburg County
- Thunderstorm Wind 543
- Tornado 75
- Flash Flood 66
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The same severe thunderstorm that produced widespread wind damage also produced golf ball sized hail near Lake Marion High School near Santee, SC. An NWS storm survey team found significant hail damage to the high school including damage to the air conditioning units and windows.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Orangeburg County, South Carolina?
207 hail events are recorded in Orangeburg County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Orangeburg County?
The strongest hail on record in Orangeburg County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/orangeburg-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.