Hail in Guilford County, North Carolina

Hail in Guilford County, North Carolina: 206 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #587 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Guilford County is the 2000s, when 94 of the county's 206 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 Guilford County archive, hail makes up 25.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #587 for this hazard and #5 within North Carolina, putting it in the 81.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Guilford County with 72 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 425
• Flash Flood 134

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

206 hail events are recorded in Guilford County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Guilford County?

The strongest hail on record in Guilford County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Guilford 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.