231
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$41K
Property damage
Hail in Richland County, South Carolina: 231 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #498 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Richland County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Richland County is the 2000s, when 71 of the county's 231 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 Richland County archive, hail makes up 16.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #498 for this hazard and #7 within South Carolina, putting it in the 84.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Richland County with 51 recorded events, while Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2024 | CAPITOL VIEW | 0.25 | $100 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | GREENLAWN | 0.5 | $100 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | CAPITOL VIEW | 0.5 | $100 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | ARTHURTOWN | 0.25 | $100 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | ST ANDREWS | 0.25 | $100 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | COLUMBIA | 0.25 | $100 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | COLUMBIA | 0.25 | $100 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | ST ANDREWS | 0.5 | $100 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | MONTGOMERY | 0.25 | $100 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | SPRING HILL | 0.25 | $100 |
Other hazards here
More from Richland County
- Thunderstorm Wind 812
- Flash Flood 238
- Heavy Rain 45
- Tornado 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A Weather Service employee reported 0.75-inch hail near the VA Hospital in eastern Columbia. Electric Power disrupted to 5,000 customers in east Columbia Trees were bnlown down at the Leesburg and Trotter Road intersection.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Richland County, South Carolina?
231 hail events are recorded in Richland County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Richland County?
The strongest hail on record in Richland County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Richland 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 Richland County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/richland-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.