Hail events in Oconee 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 209 hail events on record for Oconee County, South Carolina, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 1 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 37 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

Jun 1 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of SENECA

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles NNE of RICHLAND

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of TAMASSEE

Jul 10 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles N of TAMASSEE

May 2 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SW of SENECA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At WESTMINSTER

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

5 miles ENE of WEST UNION

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile ENE of WEST UNION

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of WEST UNION

Apr 10 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles W of JOCASSEE

Sep 24 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles N of TAMASSEE

Jul 30 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SE of SALEM

May 8 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NE of SALEM

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

4 miles N of TAMASSEE

May 6 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles SE of SALEM

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ESE of TAMASSEE

Jan 12 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of MOUNTAIN REST

Jun 17 2022

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of SENECA

Jun 13 2022

Hail0.75 in, penny size

5 miles N of TAMASSEE

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles SE of WEST UNION

Apr 7 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of WALHALLA

Aug 2 2020

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles W of FAIR PLAY

Apr 9 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WNW of WESTMINSTER

Aug 7 2018

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of WALHALLA

Jul 21 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At OAKWAY

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 Oconee 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	1	1
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
1980s	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	3	8
1990s	1	2	1	2	6	4	10	12	12	6	56
2000s	1	3	6	10	1	3	13	5	2	5	49
2010s	4	24	9	6	3	7	5	5	7	1	71
2020s	1	0	4	1	6	7	3 (part of the year)				22

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

Jan3 events
Feb3 events
Mar19 events
Apr39 events
May62 events
Jun47 events
Jul14 events
Aug15 events
Sep3 events
Oct1 event
Nov3 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Oconee County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	80
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	86
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	39
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.

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: Oconee County beside the total of the counties of South Carolina and of the United States
Measure	Oconee	All counties of South Carolina	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	209	6,688	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	33.4	22.2	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	26.4	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 Oconee County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
27 Jun 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jun 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Mar 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Sep 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
30 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2014	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Apr 2012	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Jun 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 May 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Oct 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Aug 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Aug 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Jul 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Nov 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	3.00 in	$500 thousand	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Sep 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Aug 1999	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
20 Aug 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1999	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
17 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Feb 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jan 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Aug 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Aug 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 1997	Hail	2.25 in	none	County
21 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Mar 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Mar 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Mar 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1991	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 Jun 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Nov 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Nov 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Aug 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 May 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 May 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1959	Hail	1.00 in	none	County

The site keeps 200 of the 209 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. 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 Oconee County, South Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/sc/oconee/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 Oconee County?: May has 62 of the 209 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 Oconee County compare with the other counties of South Carolina?: The counties of South Carolina have 22.2 hail events for each 100 square miles. Oconee County has 33.4.
How large is the hail on record for Oconee County?: 43 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.