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Charleston (SC) hail season 2008
60 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 10 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2008 | 26 | 1.75" | CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, DORCHESTER |
| May 10, 2008 | 10 | 1.75" | BERKELEY |
| June 21, 2008 | 5 | 1.75" | CHARLESTON, DORCHESTER, BERKELEY |
| June 20, 2008 | 5 | 1.75" | CHARLESTON |
| March 15, 2008 | 4 | 1.50" | CHARLESTON |
“A trained weather spotter reported slightly larger than quarter size hail at the Jones Recreation Center off of Egypt Road in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.”
— NWS event narrative, May 20, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 4 · May 38 · Jun 13 · Jul 4 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 52 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Charleston (SC) claim from 2008?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Charleston (SC) anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.