Lightning TrackerGreenville storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Greenville, SC, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Greenville by the numbers
Greenville sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 565 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 147 hail reports, 389 damaging-wind reports and 29 tornado reports. On average that is 20.0 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 55% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 4 hail reports, 73 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Greenville; the largest hail was 1.75″ (golf ball) on Sep 6, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Greenville
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi W · Greenville Co. |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 19 mi SW · Anderson Co. |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 24 mi W · Pickens Co. |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi NE · Greenville Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi S · Greenville Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 10 mi W · Pickens Co. |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi NE · Spartanburg Co. |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 22 mi S · Anderson Co. |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi S · Greenville Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi S · Greenville Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Greenville
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Greenville
Greenville averages 6.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 10 miles from the city centre on Mar 21, 2017. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Greenville
There have been 29 tornado reports within 25 miles of Greenville since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 23, 2022, 25 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Greenville
Does Greenville get a lot of severe storms?
Greenville averages 20.0 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Greenville?
Most severe-weather reports around Greenville come in June, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Greenville?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Mar 21, 2017, 10 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Greenville?
Yes — 29 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Mar 23, 2022.
How do I get storm alerts for Greenville?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Greenville, SC. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Greenville, SC. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 29, 2026.