Hail in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Hail in Buncombe County, North Carolina: 207 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #579 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Buncombe County is the 2000s, when 79 of the county's 207 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 Buncombe County archive, hail makes up 42.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #579 for this hazard and #4 within North Carolina, putting it in the 81.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Buncombe County with 69 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 Buncombe County, North Carolina?

207 hail events are recorded in Buncombe County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Buncombe County?

The strongest hail on record in Buncombe County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Buncombe 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.