Hail History

Hail history for Laurens County, South Carolina

Every NOAA hail report filed in Laurens County since 1955, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Laurens County

Last hail
Mar 16, 2026
0.75 in, penny size
Hail days, last 5 years
4
since Nov 3, 2021 · 5 reports
Largest ever
2.75 in
baseball · Jun 1, 1987

143 reports on 94 days since 1955 · #16 of 46 South Carolina counties

Hail map · Laurens County

Laurens Gray Court Clinton 10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
138 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Laurens County

The latest hail report in Laurens County is from March 16, 2026, 0.75 in (penny size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 4 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 1.75 in on November 8, 2025.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Laurens County logged 73 reports on 48 hail days, about 3.6 reports a year. That is about the same as the median South Carolina county (3.8 a year) and ranks #16 of 46 South Carolina counties for all-time reports. Laurens County holds 2% of all 6,714 hail reports in South Carolina.

4% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 3% for the median South Carolina county. The largest hail on record here is 2.75 in (baseball) on June 1, 1987.

Reports were down 80% in 2016–2025 (12) compared with 2006–2015 (61). The busiest year was 2011, with 19 reports on 11 days. Hail here peaks in May (20% of reports); 57% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Laurens County 3.6
  • Median South Carolina county 3.8

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Laurens County 48
  • Median South Carolina county 42

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Laurens County 4%
  • Median South Carolina county 3%

Hail over time

05101520 1955: 1 reports, largest 2.75 in 1960 1965: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1970 1977: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1979: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1980 1984: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1985: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1987: 3 reports, largest 2.75 in 1990: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 1990 1991: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1993: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1994: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1995: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 1996: 6 reports, largest 1.00 in 1997: 8 reports, largest 1.75 in 1998: 10 reports, largest 1.00 in 1999: 9 reports, largest 2.25 in 2000: 4 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000 2001: 3 reports, largest 0.88 in 2002: 5 reports, largest 1.00 in 2003: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2004: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2005: 3 reports, largest 0.75 in 2006: 11 reports, largest 1.00 in 2007: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in 2008: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 2009: 5 reports, largest 2.00 in 2010: 6 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010 2011: 19 reports, largest 1.75 in 2012: 8 reports, largest 1.75 in 2014: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2015: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2017: 5 reports, largest 2.00 in 2018: 2 reports, largest 1.25 in 2020 2021: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2023: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 2025: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2026: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in
Reports per year, 1955–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0102030 January: 2 reports (1%) Jan Feb March: 25 reports (17%) Mar April: 27 reports (19%) Apr May: 29 reports (20%) May June: 25 reports (17%) Jun July: 16 reports (11%) Jul August: 9 reports (6%) Aug September: 6 reports (4%) Sep October: 3 reports (2%) Oct November: 1 reports (1%) Nov Dec
All 143 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 1 1
2025 1 1
2024 0
2023 12 3
2022 0
2021 1 1
2020 0
2019 0
2018 11 2
2017 5 5

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Mar 16, 2026 1 0.75 in —
Nov 8, 2025 1 1.75 in —
May 9, 2023 2 1.00 in —
Mar 3, 2023 1 0.75 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Laurens County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jun 1, 1987 2.75 inbaseball — 17:45 local · NCEI
Apr 24, 1955 2.75 inbaseball — 14:49 local · NCEI
Apr 24, 1999 2.25 inhen egg Mountville 15:28 local · NCEI
Mar 1, 2017 2.00 inhen egg 3.78 NW Ekom 18:53 local · NCEI
Jun 16, 2009 2.00 inhen egg 2.82 SSW Barksdale 22:25 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Laurens County
Date Size Location Time · source
Mar 16, 2026 0.75 inpenny 2.69 SSE Fountain Inn 07:22 local · NCEI
Nov 8, 2025 1.75 ingolf ball 2.69 NE Mountville 17:16 local · NCEI
May 9, 2023 1.00 inquarter 2.38 WSW Gray Court 17:15 local · NCEI
May 9, 2023 0.88 innickel 2.99 NNE Cooks Xrds 16:05 local · NCEI
Mar 3, 2023 0.75 inpenny 5.32 NNW Hickory Tavern 19:15 local · NCEI
Mar 25, 2021 1.00 inquarter Watts Mills 15:36 local · NCEI
Aug 8, 2018 1.25 inhalf dollar 0.57 W Barksdale 18:55 local · NCEI
Jun 26, 2018 1.00 inquarter 1.79 NE Ekom 16:32 local · NCEI
Mar 30, 2017 1.00 inquarter 2.15 SSE Laurens Co Arpt 17:03 local · NCEI
Mar 30, 2017 0.88 innickel 2.88 SE Laurens 16:55 local · NCEI
Mar 1, 2017 1.75 ingolf ball 0.9 NE Clinton 19:16 local · NCEI
Mar 1, 2017 1.75 ingolf ball 4.38 NNE Ekom 18:58 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Laurens County

PlaceReportsLargest
Laurens352.75 in
Gray Court201.75 in
Clinton181.75 in

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Princeton66Jun 20, 2011
Waterloo66Mar 19, 2011
Cross Hill55Sep 3, 2015
Joanna55Jun 5, 2011
Mountville33Nov 8, 2025

Questions about hail in Laurens County

How often does it hail in Laurens County, South Carolina?

143 hail reports have been logged in Laurens County since 1955. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 3.6 reports a year. That ranks #16 of 46 South Carolina counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Laurens County?

Most reports come in May, April, March. May alone accounts for 20% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Laurens County?

2.75 in (baseball size) on June 1, 1987. 3% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Laurens County?

The most recent report in this data is from March 16, 2026 (0.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Laurens County had in the last five years?

4 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 5 reports. The most recent was March 16, 2026.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.