Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 16, 2026
Has it hailed in Greenwood County, South Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 34 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 48 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 14 high-wind reports with gusts up to 68 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 Greenwood 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.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Abbeville, moving southeast 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... Abbeville, Troy, Calhoun Falls, and Bradley.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greenwood, 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...”
“At 322 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles south of Greenwood, or 4 miles northeast of Troy, 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 844 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Abbeville, moving north 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 — hail up to 0.25"
“At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles southeast of Greenwood, or 9 miles south of Ninety Six Historic Site, 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...”
1 NWS warning — 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Greenwood. 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 254 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Laurens to 11 miles north of Greenwood to 7 miles west of Abbeville. Movement was 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.”
“At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles east of Anderson to 16 miles north of Abbeville. Movement was 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southwest of Laurens, or 4 miles northwest of Waterloo, 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...”
“At 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Abbeville, 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 — hail up to 0.25"
“At 845 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Abbeville, moving east 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...”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles north of Greenwood, or near Cokesbury, moving southwest 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...”
“At 500 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Newberry to near Greenwood. Movement was southwest at 10 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Abbeville, or 4 miles southeast of Due West, moving south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ware Shoals, Due West, Donalds, Hodges, and Shoals Junction.”
“At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles west of Laurens, or 5 miles east of Honea Path, moving 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles south of Abbeville, or near Troy, 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles west of Union to 9 miles north of Greenwood. Movement was east 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northeast of Greenwood, 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 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Laurens, or near Waterloo, moving south 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Laurens, or 5 miles northeast of Waterloo, 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 722 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of Abbeville, moving north 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles east of Greenwood, or near Lake Greenwood State Park, moving northeast 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 316 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles south of Abbeville, or near Troy, moving northeast 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 68 mph
“Greenwood County Airport (KGRD) ASOS recorded a 68 mph wind gust associated with a thunderstorm. (GSP)”
“At 326 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Greenwood, or 4 miles southwest of Waterloo, moving north at 40 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...”
3 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 422 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Greenwood to 3 miles southeast of Abbeville. 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.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 821 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Laurens to near Greenwood. Movement was 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...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 48 severe weather events in Greenwood County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 34 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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