Laurens County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Laurens County, South Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 67 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 94 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 27 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 Laurens County
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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 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 3 NW Clinton SPC verified report
Monday, August 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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 645 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southwest of Spartanburg, or 4 miles south of Reidville. 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... Simpsonville, Five Forks, Woodruff, Reidville, Fountain Inn, Mauldin, and Moore.”
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 518 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Laurens, or 8 miles southeast of Woodruff, 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" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 722 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles southwest of Spartanburg, or 5 miles south of Reidville, 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...”
“At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Laurens, or near Gray Court, moving northeast 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" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
“At 830 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Gaffney to 3 miles south of Spartanburg to 9 miles east of Greenville Downtown. Movement was 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 756 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northeast of Laurens, or 10 miles west of Rose Hill State Park, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 148 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Union, or near Rose Hill State Park, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Carlisle and Tuckertown.”
“Scattered trees down according to Laurens County 911. Duke Energy shows power outages in the area. (GSP)”
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 N Gray Court SPC verified report
Friday, July 10, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Cross Hill SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Clinton SPC verified report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
4 NWS warnings — 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...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 422 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northeast of Laurens, or 11 miles southwest of Buffalo, moving south at 30 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...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.5" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 158 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northeast of Greenville Downtown, or near Greer, moving southeast at 40 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 Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 438 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southwest of Union, or 5 miles southwest of Rose Hill State Park, 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 Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Clinton SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 648 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Laurens, or near Joanna, moving 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 619 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Laurens, or 9 miles north of Clinton, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
3 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 202 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Laurens, or near Gray Court, 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... Laurens, Gray Court, Clinton, Enoree, Cross Anchor, and Ora.”
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 503 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southwest of Spartanburg, or near Woodruff, 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... Woodruff.”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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...”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 407 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles northeast of Laurens, or 8 miles southeast of Woodruff, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles southwest of Spartanburg, or over Woodruff, moving east 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... Woodruff, Roebuck, Moore, and Reidville.”
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 25, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
“At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles south of Laurens, 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... Laurens, Clinton, Waterloo, Cross Hill, Mountville, and Ora.”
- Hail 0.5" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Laurens SPC verified report
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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 610 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles east of Greenville Downtown to 9 miles northwest of Newberry. Movement was east at 40 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 55 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 4, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 520 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Laurens, or 5 miles southwest of Clinton, 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 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens 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" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — 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.”
“Power outages and utility line damage in Joanna. (GSP)”
- Hail 0.88" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Joanna SPC verified report
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Laurens County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 8, 2025
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75"
“Social Media report of golf ball hail. (GSP)”
“Social media picture of trees down along Indian Mound Rd. (GSP)”
- Hail 1.75" 6 SW Clinton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 6 NW Waterloo SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Laurens County, SC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 94 severe weather events in Laurens County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Laurens County recently?
Yes — 67 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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