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Hail in South Carolina: reports, history and hardest-hit cities

4,113 hail reports in South Carolina since 2006. The largest stones measured 4.5 in (softball) near Hannah on May 10, 2011.

Recent hail in South Carolina

Hail map of South Carolina: the last 12 months

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Each dot is one hail report since Sep 29, 2025 (56 reports); hover or tap a dot for the date and size.

Hail days in South Carolina by year

Cities in South Carolina with the most hail

• Wade Hampton
  86 hail days
• Mauldin
  85 hail days
• Taylors
  84 hail days
• Greer
  81 hail days
• Five Forks
  80 hail days
• Greenville
  79 hail days
• Ladson
  79 hail days
• Dunean
  78 hail days
• Goose Creek
  77 hail days
• Sangaree
  77 hail days
• Berea
  75 hail days
• Hanahan
  75 hail days
• Parker
  75 hail days
• Wellford
  75 hail days
• Arcadia
  74 hail days
• Welcome
  74 hail days
• Gantt
  73 hail days
• Sans Souci
  72 hail days
• Saxon
  72 hail days
• Southern Shops
  71 hail days
• Simpsonville
  70 hail days
• Summerville
  70 hail days
• North Charleston
  68 hail days
• Valley Falls
  68 hail days
• Duncan
  67 hail days
• Spartanburg
  66 hail days
• Springdale
  66 hail days
• Lyman
  64 hail days
• Travelers Rest
  64 hail days
• Boiling Springs
  63 hail days

Counties

• Abbeville
  32 hail reports
• Aiken
  118 hail reports
• Allendale
  24 hail reports
• Anderson
  115 hail reports
• Bamberg
  38 hail reports
• Barnwell
  33 hail reports
• Beaufort
  94 hail reports
• Berkeley
  253 hail reports
• Calhoun
  46 hail reports
• Charleston
  243 hail reports
• Cherokee
  61 hail reports
• Chester
  50 hail reports
• Chesterfield
  102 hail reports
• Clarendon
  57 hail reports
• Colleton
  86 hail reports
• Darlington
  79 hail reports
• Dillon
  26 hail reports
• Dorchester
  139 hail reports
• Edgefield
  48 hail reports
• Fairfield
  57 hail reports
• Florence
  78 hail reports
• Georgetown
  57 hail reports
• Greenville
  273 hail reports
• Greenwood
  50 hail reports
• Hampton
  25 hail reports
• Horry
  255 hail reports
• Jasper
  29 hail reports
• Kershaw
  84 hail reports
• Lancaster
  98 hail reports
• Laurens
  74 hail reports
• Lee
  37 hail reports
• Lexington
  179 hail reports
• Marion
  32 hail reports
• Marlboro
  30 hail reports
• Mccormick
  28 hail reports
• Newberry
  80 hail reports
• Oconee
  122 hail reports
• Orangeburg
  105 hail reports
• Pickens
  103 hail reports
• Richland
  127 hail reports
• Saluda
  45 hail reports
• Spartanburg
  199 hail reports
• Sumter
  97 hail reports
• Union
  46 hail reports
• Williamsburg
  46 hail reports
• York
  112 hail reports

All cities in South Carolina

Abbeville · Aiken · Allendale · Anderson · Andrews · Arcadia · Arial · Bamberg · Barnwell · Batesburg · Batesburg-Leesville · Beaufort · Belton · Belvedere · Bennettsville · Berea · Bishopville · Bluffton · Blythewood · Boiling Springs · Brookdale · Burnettown · Burton · Camden · Cayce · Centerville · Central · Charleston · Cheraw · Chester · Clearwater · Clemson · Clinton · Clover · Columbia · Conway · Dalzell · Darlington · Denmark · Dentsville · Dillon · Duncan · Dunean · Easley · East Gaffney · Edgefield · Edisto · Elgin · Five Forks · Florence · Folly Beach · Forest Acres · Forestbrook · Fort Mill · Fountain Inn · Gaffney · Gantt · Garden City · Georgetown · Gloverville · Goose Creek · Graniteville · Greenville · Greenwood · Greer · Hampton · Hanahan · Hardeeville · Hartsville · Hilton Head · Hilton Head Island · Hollywood · Homeland Park · Honea Path · Hopkins · India Hook · Irmo · Isle of Palms · James Island · Kingstree · Ladson · Lake City · Lake Murray of Richland · Lake Wylie · Lakewood · Lancaster · Laurel Bay · Laurens · Lesslie · Lexington · Liberty · Little River · Loris · Lugoff · Lyman · Manning · Marion · Mauldin · McCormick · Moncks Corner · Mount Pleasant · Mullins · Murrells Inlet · Myrtle Beach · Newberry · Newport · North Augusta · North Charleston · North Hartsville · North Myrtle Beach · Northlake · Oak Grove · Orangeburg · Pageland · Parker · Pendleton · Pickens · Piedmont · Port Royal · Powdersville · Ravenel · Red Bank · Red Hill · Ridgeland · Rock Hill · Saint Andrews · Saluda · Sangaree · Sans Souci · Saxon · Seneca · Seven Oaks · Shell Point · Simpsonville · Socastee · Southern Shops · Spartanburg · Springdale · Summerville · Sumter · Surfside Beach · Taylors · Tega Cay · Travelers Rest · Union · Valley Falls · Wade Hampton · Walhalla · Walterboro · Welcome · Wellford · West Columbia · Williamston · Williston · Winnsboro · Woodfield · Woodruff · York