Columbia, SC Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Columbia, South Carolina over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Columbia, South Carolina storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Columbia — home to roughly 144,788 residents in Richland County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 5 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Columbia in the trailing 12 months — 4 wind events and 1 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 52 mph. Richland County as a whole recorded 95 events (52 wind · 43 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Columbia
- March 12, 2026 — 2 recorded events · 2 wind
- March 8, 2026 — 1 recorded events · 1 hail
- September 26, 2025 — 1 recorded events · 1 wind
- June 18, 2026 — 1 recorded events · 1 wind
Columbia hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Columbia or severe wind in Columbia? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for South Carolina — including the Columbia metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Richland County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Columbia weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Columbia address, and the Address Lookup adds free Columbia wind history and free Columbia hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Columbia storm data download
The Columbia dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Richland County totals above. Statewide files are on the South Carolina storm data page.
More South Carolina city storm pages: Charleston hail & wind history · North Charleston hail & wind history · Mount Pleasant hail & wind history · Greenville hail & wind history · Summerville hail & wind history · Florence hail & wind history · Spartanburg hail & wind history · Myrtle Beach hail & wind history · South Carolina statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.