9,890
Recorded events
100
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$165.3M
Property damage
North Carolina hail history: 9,890 recorded events across 100 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
North Carolina hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 3,763 reported hail events across North Carolina. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in North Carolina
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wake County | 393 | 0 | $110.0M | 1958–2025 |
| #2 | Mecklenburg County | 246 | 0 | $1.0M | 1955–2025 |
| #3 | Burke County | 211 | 0 | $1K | 1985–2025 |
| #4 | Buncombe County | 207 | 0 | $5K | 1962–2026 |
| #5 | Guilford County | 206 | 0 | $2K | 1967–2025 |
| #6 | Onslow County | 193 | 0 | $0 | 1974–2025 |
| #7 | Craven County | 190 | 0 | $746K | 1963–2025 |
| #8 | Columbus County | 179 | 0 | $190K | 1966–2025 |
| #9 | Catawba County | 177 | 0 | $10.0M | 1955–2025 |
| #10 | Pitt County | 175 | 0 | $260K | 1960–2025 |
| #11 | Johnston County | 173 | 0 | $850K | 1973–2023 |
| #12 | Robeson County | 172 | 0 | $117K | 1962–2025 |
| #13 | Gaston County | 169 | 0 | $300K | 1962–2025 |
| #14 | Cleveland County | 168 | 0 | $0 | 1967–2025 |
| #15 | Bladen County | 166 | 0 | $50K | 1978–2025 |
| #16 | Rockingham County | 164 | 0 | $140K | 1955–2025 |
| #17 | Iredell County | 163 | 0 | $12K | 1983–2026 |
| #18 | Henderson County | 149 | 0 | $3.1M | 1963–2025 |
| #19 | Cumberland County | 146 | 0 | $1.0M | 1966–2025 |
| #20 | Surry County | 144 | 0 | $489K | 1955–2025 |
| #21 | McDowell County | 141 | 0 | $2.3M | 1974–2026 |
| #22 | Duplin County | 140 | 0 | $25K | 1978–2025 |
| #23 | Brunswick County | 139 | 0 | $48K | 1979–2024 |
| #24 | Wilkes County | 139 | 0 | $4K | 1984–2025 |
| #25 | Beaufort County | 137 | 0 | $152K | 1973–2025 |