Hail in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Hail in Cherokee County, North Carolina: 57 recorded events between 1981 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,095 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cherokee County is the 1990s, when 24 of the county's 57 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 Cherokee County archive, hail makes up 22.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,095 for this hazard and #74 within North Carolina, putting it in the 32.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Cherokee County with 17 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.

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

57 hail events are recorded in Cherokee County between 1981 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cherokee County?

The strongest hail on record in Cherokee County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Cherokee 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.