South Carolina's Midlands and Upstate -- Columbia and Greenville -- see hail from spring frontal convection. Pick a date below to see the NOAA radar swath and reports, or check a specific address.
Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in South Carolina. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.
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Get free access Check an addressSince 2010, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 365 separate hail days in South Carolina, including 34 days with hail 2″ or larger -- the size that routinely totals roofs. The largest stone on record here: 4.50″ on 2011-05-10 near 8 S PAMPLICO, FLORENCE. The most recent reported hail day was 2026-06-01. Major metros watched here: Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg.
| County | Hail days since 2010 | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| GREENVILLE | 62 | 3.00″ |
| SPARTANBURG | 52 | 3.00″ |
| HORRY | 38 | 4.50″ |
| BERKELEY | 34 | 2.50″ |
| OCONEE | 28 | 2.75″ |
| CHARLESTON | 26 | 2.75″ |
| Date | Max hail | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-05-23 | 1.75″ | 1 |
| 2026-05-11 | 1.75″ | 2 |
| 2026-04-29 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-03-15 | 1.75″ | 1 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2.00″ | 10 |
| 2025-07-10 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2025-07-09 | 1.00″ | 1 |
The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail in each ~1 km cell; the dots are individual SPC ground reports. Yellow is around an inch, red is 1.5 to 2″, and purple is 2″ and up -- see how hail size maps to roof damage. Click any spot on the map to see the hail history at that point, or look up a full street address on the hail history by address tool. Today's nationwide activity is on today's hail report.
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, South Carolina only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.