88
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$8K
Property damage
Hail in Ashe County, North Carolina: 88 recorded events between 1988 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,603 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Ashe County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Ashe County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 88 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 Ashe County archive, hail makes up 31.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,603 for this hazard and #48 within North Carolina, putting it in the 48.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Ashe County with 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2022 | WEST JEFFERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | FLATWOOD | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | FLATWOOD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | JEFFERSON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | JEFFERSON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | OTHELLO | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | BALDWIN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 30, 2018 | NELLA | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2018 | WARRENSVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 2, 2016 | HEMLOCK | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Ashe County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple reports of quarter-sized hail were received from the public southeast of Jefferson near Wagoner and just northeast of Glendale Springs. Near Glendale Springs, hail, ranging in size from peas to quarters, fell for nearly an hour and accumulated to a depth of one to two inches in some spots.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Ashe County, North Carolina?
88 hail events are recorded in Ashe County between 1988 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Ashe County?
The strongest hail on record in Ashe County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Ashe 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 Ashe County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/ashe-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.