Hail in Iredell County, North Carolina

Hail in Iredell County, North Carolina: 163 recorded events between 1983 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #836 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Iredell County is the 2000s, when 69 of the county's 163 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 Iredell County archive, hail makes up 28.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #836 for this hazard and #17 within North Carolina, putting it in the 73.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Iredell County with 49 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 Iredell County, North Carolina?

163 hail events are recorded in Iredell County between 1983 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Iredell County?

The strongest hail on record in Iredell County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Iredell 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.