Hail events in Chesterfield County, South Carolina The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 126 hail events on record for Chesterfield County, South Carolina, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 15 Jul 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 41 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Jul 15 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSW of MONTROSE

May 10 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of MC BEE

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At JEFFERSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NW of CHERAW

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NNW of CHERAW

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NNE of RUBY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of CHESTERFIELD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles WNW of DUDLEY

Apr 20 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile W of JEFFERSON

Apr 16 2024

Hail0.25 in, pea size

5 miles N of MC KENNON. Damage estimate: $200

Jul 23 2023

Hail0.25 in, pea size

At MT CROGHAN. Damage estimate: $200

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of MAYNARDS

Apr 22 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of CHERAW. Damage estimate: $200

Jun 17 2022

Hail0.25 in, pea size

2 miles ENE of RIVERS. Damage estimate: $200

May 6 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles WNW of DUDLEY

Apr 26 2022

Hail0.25 in, pea size

1 mile W of PAGELAND. Damage estimate: $20

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

4 miles S of PAGELAND ARPT

Jul 28 2021

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SE of CHERAW MUNI ARPT

Jul 13 2021

Hail0.25 in, pea size

2 miles SE of RIVERS. Damage estimate: $20

Apr 9 2021

Hail0.70 in, marble size

1 mile W of PAGELAND. Damage estimate: $20

Mar 18 2021

Hail0.25 in, pea size

1 mile W of JEFFERSON. Damage estimate: $20

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

5 miles SSW of MAYNARDS

Aug 6 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of CHERAW

Jul 13 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of MT CROGHAN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of MT CROGHAN

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Chesterfield County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
1970s	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	4
1990s	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	6
2000s	2	0	4	1	1	1	12	8	6	1	36
2010s	2	9	19	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	47
2020s	6	5	4	3	10	0	0 (part of the year)				28

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan1 event
Feb1 event
Mar4 events
Apr19 events
May31 events
Jun24 events
Jul34 events
Aug9 events
Sep2 events
Oct0 events
Nov1 event
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Chesterfield County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	68
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	36
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	22
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	0
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Chesterfield County beside the total of the counties of South Carolina and of the United States
Measure	Chesterfield	All counties of South Carolina	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	126	6,688	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	15.8	22.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	29.1	12.9	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Chesterfield County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
28 May 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
28 May 2020	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
13 Jul 2019	Hail	0.70 in	$20	County
4 Jul 2019	Hail	0.70 in	$200	County
17 Jun 2019	Hail	0.70 in	$200	County
8 Aug 2018	Hail	0.25 in	$200	County
25 Jun 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jun 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Sep 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Jul 2017	Hail	0.25 in	$200	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	$200	County
30 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Jun 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Sep 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$34 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$60 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	2.00 in	$40 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	2.00 in	$60 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$20 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$40 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$30 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	$4 thousand	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	County
9 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
9 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$60 thousand	County
9 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$30 thousand	County
9 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Feb 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Jul 2010	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 Jul 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 2009	Hail	0.75 in	$4 thousand	County
7 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Aug 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Aug 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Aug 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Mar 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jan 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Aug 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Aug 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Nov 1985	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
14 Jun 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 May 1966	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1965	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
24 Jul 1962	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Columbia, SC (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Chesterfield County, South Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/sc/chesterfield/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Chesterfield County?: July has 34 of the 126 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for South Carolina?: NCEI has 6,692 hail events on record for South Carolina from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Chesterfield County compare with the other counties of South Carolina?: The counties of South Carolina have 22.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Chesterfield County has 15.8.
How large is the hail on record for Chesterfield County?: 22 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.