92
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$100K
Property damage
Hail in Alamance County, North Carolina: 92 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,542 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Alamance County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Alamance County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 92 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 Alamance County archive, hail makes up 22.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,542 for this hazard and #45 within North Carolina, putting it in the 50.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Alamance County with 35 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | MEBANE HURDLE FLD AR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | MEBANE HURDLE FLD AR | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | MEBANE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | BURLINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 1, 2022 | HAW RIVER | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 1, 2022 | ALTAMAHAW | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | SUTPHIN | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | GRAHAM | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | BURLINGTON ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | SNOW CAMP | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Alamance County
- Thunderstorm Wind 251
- Flash Flood 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail the size of tennis balls caused significant damage to 65 single family homes, 13 manufactured homes, 3 churches and 300 cars. Windows were shattered, gutters torn from homes, lawn furniture ripped to shreds, and roofs were decimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Alamance County, North Carolina?
92 hail events are recorded in Alamance County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Alamance County?
The strongest hail on record in Alamance County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Alamance 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Alamance County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/alamance-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.