Hail events in Greenwood 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 110 hail events on record for Greenwood County, South Carolina, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 23 Apr 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 7 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

Apr 23 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of SOUTH GREENWOOD

Sep 7 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile N of LOTA

May 3 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles S of SOUTH GREENWOOD

Aug 19 2019

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles WNW of GREENWOOD

Apr 15 2018

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles SE of (GRD)GREENWOOD CO AR

Mar 1 2017

Hail0.75 in, penny size

4 miles NNW of CORONACO

Jun 30 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of WARE SHOALS

Apr 20 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of CALLISON

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of BRADLEY

May 25 2014

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of GREENWOOD

Jun 18 2013

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile ENE of GREENWOOD

Jul 16 2012

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of GREENWOOD

Mar 31 2012

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of BRADLEY

Hail0.75 in, penny size

4 miles W of GREENWOOD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of HODGES

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of NINETY SIX

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles SSW of SHOALS JCT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of WARE SHOALS

Jul 6 2011

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of VERDERY

Jun 24 2011

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles S of SOUTH GREENWOOD

Jun 15 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of GREENWOOD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of CORONACO

May 3 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At GRENDEL MILLS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of COKESBURY

Apr 28 2011

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile S of CALLISON

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 Greenwood 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	1	0	1
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
1980s	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	4	0	11
1990s	1	5	4	1	0	1	8	2	7	2	31
2000s	1	1	2	2	1	7	7	4	8	3	36
2010s	1	9	7	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	25
2020s	0	1	0	1	0	1	0 (part of the year)				3

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

Jan0 events
Feb4 events
Mar19 events
Apr20 events
May28 events
Jun18 events
Jul9 events
Aug5 events
Sep1 event
Oct1 event
Nov0 events
Dec5 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Greenwood County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	53
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	30
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	24
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
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: Greenwood County beside the total of the counties of South Carolina and of the United States
Measure	Greenwood	All counties of South Carolina	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	110	6,688	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	24.1	22.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	15.9	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 Greenwood County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
5 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Feb 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Mar 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Aug 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$2.8 million	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 May 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jul 2004	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Jul 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2002	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
11 May 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
26 Jun 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 1998	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Feb 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Aug 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Feb 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Aug 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Jul 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Oct 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Aug 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Mar 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 May 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Jun 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 May 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Jul 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jul 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Mar 1975	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
19 May 1974	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 May 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 May 1958	Hail	0.75 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: Greenville-Spartanburg, 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 Greenwood County, South Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/sc/greenwood/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 Greenwood County?: May has 28 of the 110 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 Greenwood County compare with the other counties of South Carolina?: The counties of South Carolina have 22.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Greenwood County has 24.1.
How large is the hail on record for Greenwood County?: 27 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.