Hail and tornadoes in Cherokee County, SC
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Cherokee County, SC on 40 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sun, Sep 6, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 95 hail reports in Cherokee County, SC on 71 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Grassy Pond, on Sat, Apr 9, 2011.
By decade: 1990s: 19 · 2000s: 40 · 2010s: 23 · 2020s: 13
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Cherokee County, SC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF2 · 4.58 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Grassy Pond
- Fri, May 22, 2020 · EF1 · 6.25 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Blacksburg
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 3.28 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Grassy Pond
- Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · EF1 · 0.07 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Grassy Pond
- Mon, Sep 27, 2004 · F1 · 0.8 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Gaffney
Most recent
- Fri, May 22, 2020 · EF1 · 6.25 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Blacksburg
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF2 · 4.58 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Grassy Pond
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 3.28 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Grassy Pond
- Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · EF1 · 0.07 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Grassy Pond
- Mon, Sep 27, 2004 · F1 · 0.8 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Gaffney
- Wed, May 29, 1996 · F0 · 0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Blacksburg
- Mon, May 1, 1995 · F0 · 9 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Gaffney To
By decade: 1990s: 2 · 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SE Gaffney, SC)
- Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 10, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Apr 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 E Blacksburg, SC)
- Fri, Oct 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (3 WNW Gaffney, SC)
- 1 in (7 NNW Gaffney, SC)
- Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (5 ENE Chesnee, SC)
- Wed, Jul 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 WNW BLACKSBURG, SC)
- Sun, May 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (4 S BLACKSBURG, SC)
- Thu, Aug 19, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SSW EARL, SC)
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.