Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 15, 2026
Has it hailed in Anderson County, South Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 72 hail reports with hail up to 2", among 98 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 26 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Anderson County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Abbeville, or near Lake Secession, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 435 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Walhalla, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Hartwell, or 7 miles north of Russell State Park, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 428 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles east of Anderson, or 5 miles north of Honea Path, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Honea Path, Belton, and Princeton.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 720 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Seneca, or 4 miles northeast of Tugaloo State Park, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Seneca, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 711 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Easley to 13 miles north of Laurens. Movement was south at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 742 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Greenville Downtown, or 4 miles south of Donaldson Center, moving south at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles south of Greenville Downtown, or 4 miles east of West Pelzer, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 815 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Abbeville, or 4 miles east of Lake Secession, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles east of Anderson, or near Belton, moving northwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1247 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Easley, moving west at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 230 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Walhalla to 4 miles northwest of Clemson to 5 miles southeast of Seneca. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
“At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Pickens to 7 miles northeast of Clemson to 5 miles northwest of Anderson. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 743 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles east of Clemson, or 4 miles east of Central, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Clemson, Central, Liberty, and Norris.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1001 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Anderson, or near Biltmore Park, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 921 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles north of Anderson, or near Northlake, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree in roadway on SC 24 at Seneca River Rd. Time estimated. (GSP)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 741 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clemson, or near Central. This storm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clemson, Central, Pendleton, Liberty, Norris, Lake Hartwell, and Sandy Springs.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 750 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Easley, or 4 miles west of Piedmont, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Powdersville, Piedmont, and Welcome.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 509 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles north of Clemson, or near Central. This storm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1221 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Easley, or near Berea, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 334 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Elberton, or near Russell State Park, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Seneca, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Anderson, or near Northlake, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Anderson, Williamston, Northlake, and Sandy Springs.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 339 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Toccoa to 3 miles northeast of Carnesville to 8 miles north of Danielsville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
“At 239 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles west of Elberton, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 619 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Clemson, or near Lake Hartwell, moving southwest at 10 mph. Additional storms may develop out ahead of the current area of thunderstorms through 715 PM EDT. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and up to half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Easley, moving southwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Easley, Central, Liberty, Norris, Powdersville, Piedmont, and Northlake.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clemson, or near Central, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 421 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Pickens, or 7 miles southeast of Table Rock State Park, moving south at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southeast of Hartwell, or near Iva, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 448 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clemson, or near Pendleton, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clemson, Anderson, Central, Northlake, Pendleton, Norris, Powdersville, Liberty, and Sandy Springs.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Seneca, or near Westminster, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 708 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northeast of Anderson, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greenville Downtown, Anderson, Easley, Clemson, Seneca, Walhalla, Pickens, Greenville Eastside, West Greenville, and Greer.”
“At 624 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Toccoa, or 5 miles west of Avalon, moving northeast at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 125 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Anderson, or 6 miles east of Starr, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Homeland Park, Iva, Starr, Lake Secession, Antreville, and Broadway Lake.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 420 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clemson, moving south at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Easley, moving south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Easley, Piedmont, and Powdersville.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1047 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clemson, or over Pendleton, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 821 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Hartwell, or near Bowman, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southeast of Anderson, or 4 miles northeast of Lake Secession, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 305 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carnesville, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 509 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles west of Clemson to 5 miles southeast of Anderson to 6 miles west of Abbeville. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 540 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Easley to 9 miles east of Greenwood. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 750 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Walhalla, or 5 miles southwest of Lake Keowee, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southeast of Hartwell to 7 miles east of Elberton. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Seneca, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 646 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles north of Clemson, or near Norris, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 603 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Pickens, or near Keowee Toxaway State Park, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 454 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Greenville Downtown to 8 miles east of Anderson. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
“At 431 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Clemson, or 4 miles north of Northlake, moving northeast at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Outages and utility line damage in the Northlake area. (GSP)”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1155 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Hartwell, or near Reed Creek, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1026 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Anderson, or over Lake Hartwell, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 2"
“Social media picture of a 2 inch hail stone near Belton Honea Path High School. (GSP)”
“Anderson County Dispatch reported Golf-Ball sized hail on Airport Road near the Anderson Regional Airport. (GSP)”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 98 severe weather events in Anderson County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 72 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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