Hail in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Hail in Mecklenburg County, Virginia: 50 recorded events between 1984 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,240 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Mecklenburg County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 50 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Mecklenburg County archive, hail makes up 14.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,240 for this hazard and #41 within Virginia, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Mecklenburg County with 17 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many hail events are on record in Mecklenburg County, Virginia?

50 hail events are recorded in Mecklenburg County between 1984 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Mecklenburg County?

The strongest hail on record in Mecklenburg County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Mecklenburg County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.