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Columbia (SC) hail season 2022
8 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 4 storm days, max 1.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2022 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2022, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | 4 | 1.50" | LEXINGTON |
| June 16, 2022 | 2 | 1.00" | RICHLAND |
| May 23, 2022 | 1 | 1.00" | CALHOUN |
| May 6, 2022 | 1 | 1.00" | FAIRFIELD |
“Social media report of 1 inch hail with picture north of Gaston, just north of the Diamond Pet Food plant. Time and location lines up with radar images.”
— NWS event narrative, May 1, 2022 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 6 · Jun 2
Wind context: the record also holds 73 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2022 — 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.