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Hail in Florence County, South Carolina
151 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Florence County, South Carolina, has 151 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 37 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 52 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 59 events against 72 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.3% of the 6,692 hail events recorded in South Carolina; its 18.9 per 100 square miles compares with 22.3 statewide.
33 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with South Carolina
| Measure | Florence County | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 151 | 6,692 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 18.9 | 22.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 11.1 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
1Mar
12Apr
22May
52Jun
26Jul
17Aug
13Sep
5Oct
2Nov
1Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 151 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Hail | 4.50 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Hail | 2.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2000 | Hail | 4.50 in | $30M | — | — | 2 | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1998 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1990 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1990 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1985 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1978 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1976 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1971 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 1971 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1967 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1962 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1962 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Florence County had?
151 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Florence County?
8 Jun 2025 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Florence County?
The hail of 25 May 2000, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $30M.
How does Florence County compare with South Carolina for hail?
18.9 events per 100 square miles against 22.3 statewide; the county holds 151 of the state's 6,692 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.