Hail and tornadoes in Greenwood County, SC
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Greenwood County, SC on 31 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Thu, Sep 7, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 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 84 hail reports in Greenwood County, SC on 61 days, 4 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Cokesbury, on Sat, Mar 15, 2008.
By decade: 1990s: 20 · 2000s: 36 · 2010s: 25 · 2020s: 3
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Greenwood County, SC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Thu, Jan 12, 2023 · EF1 · 2.07 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Harris
- Mon, May 3, 2021 · EF1 · 3.78 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Harris
- Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF1 · 4.62 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Harris
- Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF1 · 2.62 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Grendel Mills
- Thu, May 7, 1998 · F1 · 10 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hodges
Most recent
- Thu, Jan 12, 2023 · EF1 · 2.07 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Harris
- Mon, May 3, 2021 · EF1 · 3.78 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Harris
- Sat, Jan 11, 2020 · EF0 · 0.53 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Harris
- Sat, Jan 11, 2020 · EF0 · 1.2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Harris
- Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF1 · 2.62 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Grendel Mills
- Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF1 · 4.62 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Harris
- Thu, May 7, 1998 · F1 · 10 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hodges
- Tue, Nov 7, 1995 · F0 · 4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Troy
- Tue, Nov 7, 1995 · F0 · 3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Troy
- Wed, Mar 8, 1995 · F1 · 1 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Greenwood
By decade: 1990s: 4 · 2000s: 2 · 2020s: 4
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SSE Greenwood, SC)
- Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (3 E Coronaca, SC)
- Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Tue, Jun 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 14, 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.
- Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 S GREENWOOD, SC)
- Thu, Apr 8, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (WARE SHOALS, 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.