211
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1K
Property damage
Hail in Burke County, North Carolina: 211 recorded events between 1985 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #564 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Burke County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Burke County is the 2010s, when 104 of the county's 211 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 Burke County archive, hail makes up 35.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #564 for this hazard and #3 within North Carolina, putting it in the 82.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Burke County with 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | DREXEL | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | DREXEL | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | MORGANTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | GLEN ALPINE | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | RUTHERFORD COLLEGE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | BRINDLETOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | ENOLA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | BURKE CHAPEL | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | CHESTERFIELD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | OAK HILL | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Burke County
- Thunderstorm Wind 270
- Flash Flood 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Quarter size hail fell along a path from about 4 miles southwest of Morganton to 3 miles southeast of town, including near Jamestown Rd and Dixie Blvd and at exit 105 along interstate 40. The wide path of quarter size hail also affected much of the Salem community.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Burke County, North Carolina?
211 hail events are recorded in Burke County between 1985 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Burke County?
The strongest hail on record in Burke County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Burke 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 Burke County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/burke-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.