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North Charleston storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for North Charleston, 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 North Charleston by the numbers

    12.8severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    4.7hail days a year
    60storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Jun 10, 2024)
    24tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    North Charleston gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 576 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 148 hail reports, 404 damaging-wind reports and 24 tornado reports. On average that is 12.8 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, June, July, when 68% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 3 hail reports, 54 wind reports and 3 tornado reports around North Charleston; the largest hail was 1.75″ (golf ball) on Mar 15, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near North Charleston

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 11, 2026Damaging wind5 mi SW · Charleston Co.
    Sep 6, 2026Damaging wind15 mi NW · Berkeley Co.
    Sep 6, 2026Hail 1.00″16 mi NW · Berkeley Co.
    Aug 22, 2026Damaging wind5 mi W · Charleston Co.
    Aug 19, 2026Damaging wind18 mi NW · Dorchester Co.
    Aug 14, 2026Damaging wind7 mi NW · Dorchester Co.
    Aug 13, 2026Damaging wind25 mi NW · Dorchester Co.
    Aug 8, 2026Tornado13 mi S · Charleston Co.
    Aug 1, 2026Tornado14 mi S · Amz360 Co.
    Jul 29, 2026Damaging wind3 mi W · Charleston 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

    01938577616: 11 hail16: 61 damaging wind1617: 29 hail17: 30 damaging wind17: 4 tornado1718: 14 hail18: 32 damaging wind1819: 13 hail19: 63 damaging wind1920: 6 hail20: 42 damaging wind20: 4 tornado2021: 32 hail21: 6 damaging wind21: 1 tornado2122: 20 hail22: 44 damaging wind22: 1 tornado2223: 8 hail23: 18 damaging wind23: 3 tornado2324: 11 hail24: 16 damaging wind24: 8 tornado2425: 1 hail25: 38 damaging wind2526: 3 hail26: 54 damaging wind26: 3 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in North Charleston

    03774110147Jan: 8JanFeb: 4FebMar: 34MarApr: 112AprMay: 49MayJun: 147JunJul: 130JulAug: 56AugSep: 28SepOct: 2OctNov: 0NovDec: 6Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in North Charleston

    North Charleston averages 4.7 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 18 miles from the city centre on Jun 10, 2024. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near North Charleston

    There have been 24 tornado reports within 25 miles of North Charleston since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 13, 2020, 23 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 North Charleston

    Does North Charleston get a lot of severe storms?

    North Charleston averages 12.8 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 North Charleston?

    Most severe-weather reports around North Charleston come in April, June, July.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near North Charleston?

    2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Jun 10, 2024, 18 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near North Charleston?

    Yes — 24 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Apr 13, 2020.

    How do I get storm alerts for North Charleston?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for North Charleston, 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 North Charleston, 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 27, 2026.