Georgetown County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Georgetown County, South Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 53 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 72 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 19 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Georgetown County
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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.
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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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 945 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cartersville to near Kingsburg to near Allsbrook. Movement was 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over DeBordieu Colony, 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... Georgetown, DeBordieu Colony, Pawleys Island, and Georgetown Memorial Hospital.”
“Tree blown down across a powerline near South Island Rd and Dover Plantation Dr. (ILM)”
- Wind 50 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 S Georgetown SPC verified report
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“A tree fell across the roof of a home. Time estimated by radar. (ILM)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Murrells Inlet SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 318 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Surfside Beach, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 318 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Surfside Beach, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Graves, or near Georgetown. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Graves, or near Georgetown. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pee Dee Crossroads, or 13 miles west of Conway, moving northeast at 5 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Dongola.”
“At 127 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Graves, or near Georgetown, moving northeast at 5 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 115 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hampton Plantation State Park, or 11 miles north of McClellanville, moving northeast 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... Georgetown, North Santee, Sampit, Lambert, and Graves.”
“At 115 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hampton Plantation State Park, or 11 miles north of McClellanville, moving northeast 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... Georgetown, North Santee, Sampit, Lambert, and Graves.”
- Wind 50 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 351 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Plantersville, or 8 miles west of Murrells Inlet, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 351 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Plantersville, or 8 miles west of Murrells Inlet, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 642 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Nixonville to near Graves. Movement was 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 642 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Nixonville to near Graves. Movement was 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 28, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dongola, or 10 miles west of Socastee, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dongola, or 10 miles west of Socastee, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 311 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Socastee, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Trio, or 10 miles southeast of Kingstree, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 11, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 318 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oatland, or 11 miles north of Georgetown, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 318 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oatland, or 11 miles north of Georgetown, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 747 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Eadytown to near Wando. Movement was east 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 747 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Eadytown to near Wando. Movement was east 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Graves, or just west of Georgetown, 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... Georgetown, Sampit, Plantersville, Graves, Yauhannah, and Oatland.”
“At 235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Graves, or just west of Georgetown, 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... Georgetown, Sampit, Plantersville, Graves, Yauhannah, and Oatland.”
- Wind 50 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Georgetown County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Georgetown County, SC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 72 severe weather events in Georgetown County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Georgetown County recently?
Yes — 53 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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