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South Carolina Hail Map & Hail Report History

South Carolina hail comes with spring cold fronts and tropical-season clusters crossing the Upstate and the Lowcountry.

Every hail report below comes from official National Weather Service storm reports for South Carolina, covering the last 365 days. Times are Central. Sizes are the measured or estimated stone diameter in inches.

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Hail reports, last 365 days

23

2 at 2" or larger

Largest stone

2"

hen egg near 5 W Lexington

Most recent hail

Sep 6, 2026, 17:05

College Park

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Recent South Carolina hail reports

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1" hail (quarter) — College Park, Berkeley County

Sep 6, 2026, 17:05 Central · Damaging · Trained Spotter sent pictures of a tree down on a house... another tree down and several limbs broken. They also reported quarter size hail. (CHS)

1" hail (quarter) — 3 Nne Sangaree, Berkeley County

Sep 6, 2026, 17:04 Central · Damaging · NWS Employee reported quarter sized hail along Smooth Stone Aly. (CHS)

1.25" hail (quarter) — 6 Ne Gilbert, Lexington County

Sep 6, 2026, 17:01 Central · Damaging · Trained spotter reported pea sized up to half dollar sized hail around 400 block of Calks Ferry Road... Lexington 29072. (CAE)

1" hail (quarter) — 3 Ne Sangaree, Berkeley County

Sep 6, 2026, 17:00 Central · Damaging · Social media pictures shows someone holding a quarter sized hail stone. Time determined from radar data. (CHS)

2" hail (hen egg) — 5 W Lexington, Lexington County

Sep 6, 2026, 16:51 Central · Major · Broadcast Media relayed a picture via SLACK of 1.5 to 2 inch hail. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)

2" hail (hen egg) — 5 W Lexington, Lexington County

Sep 6, 2026, 16:47 Central · Major · Corrects previous hail report from 5 W Lexington. Broadcast Media relayed a picture via SLACK of 1.5 to 2 inch hail. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)

1" hail (quarter) — 1 W Fork Shoals, Greenville County

Sep 6, 2026, 15:10 Central · Damaging · Social media picture of quarter size hail in the Fork Shoals area. (GSP)

1" hail (quarter) — Pickens, Pickens County

Sep 6, 2026, 14:38 Central · Damaging · Social media picture of nickel to quarter size hail in Pickens. (GSP)

1" hail (quarter) — Pickens, Pickens County

Sep 6, 2026, 14:35 Central · Damaging · Public report of quarter sized hail in Pickens via social media. (GSP)

1" hail (quarter) — 1 Ne Easley, Pickens County

Sep 6, 2026, 14:30 Central · Damaging · Social media report of one inch sized hail in Easley. (GSP)

1.75" hail (golf ball) — 1 Ene Easley, Pickens County

Sep 6, 2026, 14:24 Central · Major · Reports of golf ball sized hail on Highway 123 in Easley via social media. (GSP)

1.75" hail (golf ball) — 3 Ene Belton, Anderson County

Sep 5, 2026, 14:34 Central · Major · Social media video of golf ball size hail in the Shady Grove area of Belton. (GSP)

1" hail (quarter) — 1 S Seneca, Oconee County

Aug 22, 2026, 16:36 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (GSP)

1" hail (quarter) — 5 Se Antreville, Abbeville County

Aug 11, 2026, 18:43 Central · Damaging · Social media report of nickel to quarter size hail from a motorist on SC 28 in Abbeville County. Time and location estimated via radar. (GSP)

1" hail (quarter) — 2 W Greer, Greenville County

Aug 11, 2026, 18:05 Central · Damaging · (GSP)

1" hail (quarter) — 2 W Greer, Greenville County

Aug 11, 2026, 17:53 Central · Damaging · Corrects previous hail report from 2 W Greer. (GSP)

1.75" hail (golf ball) — 3 Nw Fair Play, Oconee County

Jul 2, 2026, 18:00 Central · Major · Social media report of golf ball size hail in Fair Play. Time estimated from radar. (GSP)

1" hail (quarter) — 1 Sw Seneca, Oconee County

Jun 1, 2026, 14:12 Central · Damaging · Quarter size hail. Time estimated from radar. (GSP)

1.75" hail (golf ball) — 7 Ene Saluda, Saluda County

May 23, 2026, 15:45 Central · Major · Public report of golf ball size hail Highway 378. (CAE)

1.75" hail (golf ball) — Green Sea, Horry County

May 11, 2026, 13:41 Central · Major · Golf ball sized hail confirmed via photo sent in (ILM)

1" hail (quarter) — Nichols, Marion County

May 11, 2026, 13:30 Central · Damaging · Quarter size hail in Cedar Creek (ILM)

1" hail (quarter) — 2 Wsw Cainhoy, Berkeley County

Apr 30, 2026, 06:36 Central · Damaging · The National Weather Service received a picture showing hail to the size of quarters near Cainhoy. Most of the hail was smaller... but a few pieces to quarter size were (CHS)

1.75" hail (golf ball) — 2 Nnw Goose Creek, Berkeley County

Mar 15, 2026, 22:15 Central · Major · Trained spotter reported at least two golfball sized hail stones. Most of the hail was the size of a quarter. (CHS)

That's every South Carolina report from the last 365 days.

Hardest-hit South Carolina counties

Berkeley County · 5
Pickens County · 4
Lexington County · 3
Greenville County · 3
Oconee County · 3
Anderson County · 1
Abbeville County · 1
Saluda County · 1
Horry County · 1
Marion County · 1

Hail damage repair work across South Carolina

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How to read South Carolina hail sizes

  • 1" (quarter) — the NWS severe threshold. Enough to dent soft metal and bruise shingles.
  • 1.75" (golf ball) — widespread vehicle dents and the size that usually opens PDR work.
  • 2.5"+ (tennis ball and up) — roof fractures, broken glass and full-scale catastrophe deployments.
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