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Columbia (SC) hail season 2021
4 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 1 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2021 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2021, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2021 | 4 | 1.75" | LEXINGTON |
“Public report, via social media, of golf ball size hail in the Red Bank area at the intersection of SC Hwy 6 (S Lake Dr) and SC Hwy 602 (Platt Springs Rd). Time estimated.”
— NWS event narrative, May 3, 2021 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 4
Wind context: the record also holds 46 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2021 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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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 Columbia (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.