6,674
Recorded events
46
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$88.1M
Property damage
South Carolina hail history: 6,674 recorded events across 46 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
South Carolina hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 2,420 reported hail events across South Carolina. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in South Carolina
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Greenville County | 429 | 0 | $606K | 1959–2025 |
| #2 | Spartanburg County | 349 | 0 | $15.4M | 1957–2025 |
| #3 | Horry County | 342 | 0 | $598K | 1956–2025 |
| #4 | Berkeley County | 335 | 0 | $14K | 1968–2026 |
| #5 | Lexington County | 302 | 0 | $252K | 1963–2024 |
| #6 | Charleston County | 300 | 0 | $41K | 1957–2026 |
| #7 | Richland County | 231 | 0 | $41K | 1959–2024 |
| #8 | Anderson County | 226 | 0 | $300K | 1957–2025 |
| #9 | Orangeburg County | 207 | 0 | $81K | 1960–2025 |
| #10 | Oconee County | 206 | 0 | $500K | 1959–2025 |
| #11 | Aiken County | 206 | 0 | $78K | 1958–2025 |
| #12 | Dorchester County | 185 | 0 | $3K | 1963–2025 |
| #13 | York County | 178 | 0 | $29.0M | 1955–2025 |
| #14 | Pickens County | 171 | 0 | $650K | 1961–2025 |
| #15 | Florence County | 149 | 0 | $30.1M | 1962–2025 |
| #16 | Laurens County | 143 | 0 | $60K | 1955–2026 |
| #17 | Sumter County | 138 | 0 | $560K | 1956–2024 |
| #18 | Lancaster County | 134 | 0 | $537K | 1973–2025 |
| #19 | Beaufort County | 133 | 0 | $1.0M | 1970–2025 |
| #20 | Kershaw County | 130 | 0 | $471K | 1960–2024 |
| #21 | Chesterfield County | 126 | 0 | $323K | 1962–2024 |
| #22 | Colleton County | 125 | 0 | $3K | 1961–2025 |
| #23 | Cherokee County | 119 | 0 | $1.1M | 1976–2025 |
| #24 | Darlington County | 116 | 0 | $173K | 1960–2024 |
| #25 | Clarendon County | 116 | 0 | $176K | 1974–2025 |