68
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$10.0M
Property damage
Hail in Franklin County, North Carolina: 68 recorded events between 1984 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,896 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Franklin County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Franklin County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 68 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 Franklin County archive, hail makes up 17.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,896 for this hazard and #63 within North Carolina, putting it in the 39.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Franklin County with 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 | DADDYSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | MITCHNERS XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | RAYNOR | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | PILOT | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | BUNN | 1 | $0 |
| May 25, 2017 | BUNN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2016 | YOUNGSVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 2, 2016 | YOUNGSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2016 | YOUNGSVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2016 | YOUNGSVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Franklin County
- Thunderstorm Wind 245
- Flash Flood 41
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Franklin County, North Carolina?
68 hail events are recorded in Franklin County between 1984 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Franklin County?
The strongest hail on record in Franklin County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Franklin 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 Franklin County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/franklin-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.