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Hail in Lancaster County, South Carolina
134 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.
NCEI records 134 hail events in Lancaster County, South Carolina, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 34 years.
May is the busiest month, with 45 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 89 events against 43 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2% of the 6,692 hail events recorded in South Carolina; its 24.4 per 100 square miles compares with 22.3 statewide.
28 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.75 inches (baseball size).
Compared with South Carolina
| Measure | Lancaster County | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 134 | 6,692 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 24.4 | 22.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
2Mar
8Apr
32May
45Jun
22Jul
12Aug
4Sep
5Oct
3Nov
0Dec
1
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 134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Hail | 0.25 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Hail | 0.25 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Hail | 0.25 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2021 | Hail | 0.70 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Hail | 0.70 in | $10 | $10 | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2020 | Hail | 0.70 in | $10 | $10 | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2020 | Hail | 0.25 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Hail | 0.50 in | $10 | $10 | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Hail | 0.25 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | $10 | $10 | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | $2K | $8K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | $5K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | $30K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | $45K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $80K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.50 in | $80K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | $40K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | $40K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2006 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2006 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1990 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1990 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 1973 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Lancaster County had?
134 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 Lancaster County?
25 Jun 2025 (Hail, 0.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Lancaster County?
The hail of 9 Apr 2011, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $80K and crop damage at $20K.
How does Lancaster County compare with South Carolina for hail?
24.4 events per 100 square miles against 22.3 statewide; the county holds 134 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.