Hail in Pickens County, South Carolina

Hail in Pickens County, South Carolina: 171 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #790 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Pickens County is the 2000s, when 51 of the county's 171 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 Pickens County archive, hail makes up 29.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #790 for this hazard and #14 within South Carolina, putting it in the 74.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Pickens County with 44 recorded events, while Oct 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Pickens County, South Carolina?

171 hail events are recorded in Pickens County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pickens County?

The strongest hail on record in Pickens County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Pickens 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.