Chester County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 16, 2026
Has it hailed in Chester County, South Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 34 hail reports with hail up to 0.75", among 46 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 12 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Chester County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Chester County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Chester County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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 →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Friday, August 14, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northeast of Union, or near Lockhart, moving south at 15 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 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Chester, or 4 miles northwest of Blackstock, moving southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles west of York, or near Hickory Grove, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1035 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Chester, or near Richburg, moving southeast at 15 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...”
“At 955 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Union, or 6 miles east of Jonesville, moving southeast at 10 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...”
- Hail 0.75" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 820 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Chester to 7 miles east of Union. Movement was southeast at 25 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 745 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of Indian Land to near York. Movement was south at 20 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 829 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southwest of Rock Hill. This storm was nearly stationary. 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... Rock Hill, Lesslie, and Edgemoor.”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Union, or near Monarch Mill, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Chester, or 6 miles west of Chester State Park, moving northeast at 25 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 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles south of Chester, or near Chester State Park, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Union, or 6 miles east of Jonesville, moving east 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 328 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Lancaster, or near Richburg, moving east 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Union, or near Carlisle, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Chester, or 5 miles southwest of Richburg, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 747 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Union, or near Rose Hill State Park, moving east 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. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chester, or near Chester State Park, moving east 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 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Chester, or 4 miles northeast of Blackstock, moving east at 20 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southwest of York, or 6 miles north of Lockhart, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
“Power outages reported due to downed trees along and north of Saluda Rd. (GSP)”
- Hail 0.5" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Edgemoor SPC verified report
Saturday, June 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Indian Land to 7 miles north of Chester. Movement was southeast 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...”
“At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles northeast of Gaffney to 6 miles west of Union. Movement was east 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 544 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of York, or 4 miles southeast of Sharon, 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...”
“At 655 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Union, or 5 miles north of Carlisle, moving southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Chester SPC verified report
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Newberry, or 5 miles east of Whitmire, moving northeast at 50 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Union to 15 miles northwest of Newberry. Movement was east 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...”
“At 759 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Laurens, or 4 miles east of Woodruff, moving southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Power outages and utility line damage along Hopewell Church Rd. (GSP)”
- Wind Unknown 3 NNE Blackstock SPC verified report
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 950 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles south of Rock Hill to 12 miles southeast of Chester. Movement was 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...”
“911 Call Center reports a tree blocking a roadway and damaging a vehicle on Pinckey Road. (GSP)”
- Wind 50 mph Chester County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Lockhart SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 428 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Rock Hill, or 5 miles north of Richburg, moving east 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chester County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Chester County, SC?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 46 severe weather events in Chester County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Chester County recently?
Yes — 34 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Chester County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.