Hail events in Darlington 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 116 hail events on record for Darlington County, South Carolina, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 10 May 2024.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 18 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 .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.
Newest hail events on record
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile W of ROGERS XRDS
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
1 mile NW of MECHANICSVILLE
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
1 mile W of HARTSVILLE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NE of LYDIA
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles W of HARTSVILLE
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles N of NORTH HARTSVILLE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At HARTSVILLE
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles NE of CLYDE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile W of KELLYTOWN
Hail3.00 in, tea cup size
1 mile NNE of CLYDE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Hail2.25 in, hen egg size
2 miles NE of CLYDE
Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size
1 mile NE of DARLINGTON
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
5 miles SE of MONT CLARE
Hail3.00 in, tea cup size
1 mile W of HARTSVILLE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles ENE of DOVESVILLE
Hail2.00 in, hen egg size
1 mile SE of HARTSVILLE MUNI ARPT
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
2 miles ENE of DARLINGTON
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
59 miles SE of PALMETTO. Damage estimate: $250
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
3 miles ESE of DONERAILE
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile SSE of SYRACUSE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At DARLINGTON. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At SYRACUSE
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
3 miles E of PALMETTO
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles SSE of MECHANICSVILLE
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
2 miles NNE of GANDY
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
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 56 |
| 2010s | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2020s | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 (part of the year) | 16 |
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
- Mar13 events
- Apr24 events
- May38 events
- Jun25 events
- Jul5 events
- Aug8 events
- Sep0 events
- Oct1 event
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 50 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 41 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 21 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 4 |
| 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.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Darlington | All counties of South Carolina | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 116 | 6,688 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 20.7 | 22.2 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 18.5 | 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
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $500 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $500 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $2 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $2 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $1 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $500 | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $160 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | 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: NWS Wilmington, NC (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 .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Darlington County, South Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/sc/darlington/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most hail events on record for Darlington County?
- May has 38 of the 116 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 Darlington County compare with the other counties of South Carolina?
- The counties of South Carolina have 22.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Darlington County has 20.7.
- How large is the hail on record for Darlington County?
- 25 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.