Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 49 hail storms within 25 miles of Anderson, SC. Of those, 31 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was egg-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2026 was the most active year on record locally, with 14 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Anderson| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Destructive | 1 event | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 12 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 18 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 18 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 events |
| 2025 | 14 events |
| 2024 | 5 events |
| 2023 | 11 events |
| 2022 | 5 events |
2026 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Anderson, with 14 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Anderson typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | 1 ENE Easley, SC | Severe | 1.75" | Reports of golf ball sized hail on Highway 123 in Easley via social media. |
| 2026-09-06 | 1 NE Easley, SC | Significant | 1.00" | Social media report of one inch sized hail in Easley. |
| 2026-09-06 | 1 W Fork Shoals, SC | Significant | 1.00" | Social media picture of quarter size hail in the Fork Shoals area. |
| 2026-09-05 | 3 ENE Belton, SC | Severe | 1.75" | Social media video of golf ball size hail in the Shady Grove area of Belton. |
| 2026-08-22 | 1 S Seneca, SC | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-08-22 | 2 SSW Seneca, SC | Moderate | 0.88" | Nickel size hail. |
| 2026-08-22 | 2 SSW Seneca, SC | Moderate | 0.88" | Corrects time of previous hail report from 2 SSW Seneca. Nickel size hail. |
| 2026-08-11 | 5 SE Antreville, SC | Significant | 1.00" | Social media report of nickel to quarter size hail from a motorist on SC 28 in Abbeville County. Time and location estimated via radar. |
| 2026-07-02 | 3 NW Fair Play, SC | Severe | 1.75" | Social media report of golf ball size hail in Fair Play. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2026-06-01 | SENECA, SC | Significant | 1.00" | Public reported quarter size hail in Seneca. |
| 2026-06-01 | 1 SW Seneca, SC | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2026-06-01 | 3 NW Seneca, SC | Moderate | 0.75" | — |
| 2026-06-01 | RICHLAND, SC | Moderate | 0.75" | Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| 2026-06-01 | 2 SW Seneca, SC | Moderate | 0.50" | — |
| 2025-11-08 | TOXAWAY, SC | Severe | 1.75" | Multiple public reports of quarter to golf ball sized hail were received between Anderson and Honea Path, from the Belton Highway and Highway 252 intersection to just north of Honea Path. |
| 2025-11-08 | DOCHENO, SC | Destructive | 2.00" | Public reported (via Social Media) 2-inch diameter hail on Belton Honea Path Highway. |
| 2025-11-08 | (AND)ANDERSON CO ARP, SC | Severe | 1.75" | County comms reported golf ball size hail on Airport Road. |
| 2025-07-11 | HARTWELL, GA | Moderate | 0.88" | Public reported nickel size hail. |
| 2025-05-17 | CHEDDAR, SC | Moderate | 0.88" | Public reported nickel size hail on Valley Oak Dr. |
| 2025-05-15 | ANDERSON, SC | Moderate | 0.88" | Spotter reported nickel size hail. |
NOAA has recorded 100 high-wind events within 25 miles of Anderson, SC in the past five years. Of those, 100 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 81 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 6 events |
| Significant | 94 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | POWDERSVILLE, SC | 58 | Significant | Utility company and county comms reported multiple trees blown down on the west side of Powdersville, with some trees on power lines and causing outages. |
| 2026-06-29 | ARIAL, SC | 58 | Significant | Public and county comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from Wilton Dr and Westwood Cir, across the west side of Easley, south to Highway 123. |
| 2026-06-27 | LIBERTY, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported (via Social Media) trees blown down along Highway 123 in the Liberty area. |
| 2026-06-01 | MONTEVIDEO, GA | 63 | Significant | NWS storm survey reported a swath of wind damage that began in eastern Hart County continued into Elbert County in the Montevideo community, although damage was more sporadic in Elbert County, with mostly scattered trees downed from the Hart County border to Richard Russell State Park. One church received minor roof damage on Green Acres Rd. |
| 2026-06-01 | REED CREEK, GA | 75 | Severe | NWS storm survey reported wind damage along the western shores of Lake Hartwell throughout Hart County, with the most concentrated swath of damage extending from Hart State Park SSE to the Elbert County border near Montevideo, where numerous trees were blown down. The highest estimated wind gusts of 75 mph occurred along Old Highway 29 and Elrod Ferry Rd where dozens of trees were downed, with several falling on homes. At least one outbuilding received roof damage near the Elbert County line. |
| 2026-06-01 | 3 NE Hartwell, GA | 75 | Severe | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of 60-75 mph wind extending from just east of Hartwell to far northeast Elbert County. The damaging wind swath began near Hart State Park and Ridge Road where numerous trees were downed. The highest wind gusts of 75 mph were estimated along Old 29 Hwy and Elrod Ferry Road where dozens of trees were downed, including several onto homes. 60-70 mph gusts continued south across Hwy 29 and crossed into Elbert County in the Montevideo area. A church in the Rock Branch community sustained roof damage with a portion of sheet metal peeled off. The strongest gusts subsided as the storm moved down Ruckersville Road. |
| 2026-06-01 | RICHLAND, SC | 58 | Significant | Emergency management reported multiple trees blown down from the west side of Seneca southeast to Sitton Shoals Rd and Sitton Mill Rd. One tree fell on a home in Seneca and several trees were down across roads. |
| 2026-03-16 | RUCKERSVILLE, GA | 58 | Significant | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage along Luther Burton Rd. |
| 2026-03-16 | LA FRANCE, SC | 58 | Significant | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing outages along highway 178 and in the northlakes area. |
| 2025-09-06 | CATEECHEE, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported (via Social Media) trees blown down on Six Mile Highway north of Central. |
| 2025-09-06 | NEWRY, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported a large tree blown down and blocking the intersection at Lawrence Bridge Rd and Alpine Dr. Additionally, a power pole was snapped along Highway 183 near the Pickens County line. |
| 2025-07-11 | SHOAL CREEK, GA | 58 | Significant | County comms reported trees blown down in the Shoal Creek community. |
| 2025-06-26 | BEVERLY, SC | 58 | Significant | County comms, the media, public reported dozens of trees and some power lines blown down from the west side of Easley to the Six Mile area. |
| 2025-06-25 | RICHLAND, SC | 58 | Significant | County comms reported trees blown down at South Radio Station Rd and Pruitt Rd and at West Cherry Rd and Evening Shade Dr. |
| 2025-06-25 | POWDERSVILLE, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported trees and powerlines blown down in the Powdersville area. |
| 2025-06-17 | STARR, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported several trees blown down in the Starr area and a couple of trees down around Iva. |
| 2025-06-17 | PENDLETON, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported multiple trees blown down across northern Anderson County, from Pendleton and La France to Piedmont and Powdersville, where some power lines were also down. Newspaper also reported a tree blown down on a vehicle on Midway Rd near Paradise Vista Dr. |
| 2025-06-17 | CATEECHEE, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported numerous trees blown down throughout Pickens County, with some trees down on power lines. |
| 2025-06-07 | LOWNDESVILLE, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported trees and powerlines blown down in the Lowndesville and Antreville areas. |
| 2025-06-07 | IVA, SC | 58 | Significant | Public reported trees and power lines blown down in the Iva area. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Anderson was on September 6, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Anderson averages roughly 10 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 31 of the 49 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Anderson in the last five years was egg-sized. Most Anderson-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in SC cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Anderson. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Anderson took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationAnderson sits east of the traditional hail alley, where hail events are less frequent than the central plains but tend to be associated with strong squall lines and tropical systems. Local roof systems are less commonly hardened for hail, which can mean even moderate impacts produce claim-worthy damage.