Hail in Bladen County, North Carolina

Hail in Bladen County, North Carolina: 166 recorded events between 1978 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #818 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Bladen County is the 2000s, when 76 of the county's 166 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 Bladen County archive, hail makes up 29.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #818 for this hazard and #15 within North Carolina, putting it in the 73.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Bladen County with 56 recorded events, while Oct 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 284
• Flash Flood 48

How many hail events are on record in Bladen County, North Carolina?

166 hail events are recorded in Bladen County between 1978 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bladen County?

The strongest hail on record in Bladen County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Bladen 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.