66
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$500
Property damage
Hail in Jones County, North Carolina: 66 recorded events between 1958 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,928 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Jones County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Jones County is the 2000s, when 30 of the county's 66 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 Jones County archive, hail makes up 31.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,928 for this hazard and #65 within North Carolina, putting it in the 37.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Jones County with 18 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 15, 2021 | OLIVER XRDS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | POLLOCKSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | TRENTON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | POLLOCKSVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | POLLOCKSVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | POLLOCKSVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | TRENTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2016 | POLLOCKSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2016 | MAYSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | POLLOCKSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jones County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail damaged siding of several mobile homes along Emmett road. NWS survey team observed many leaves stripped off of trees and some damage to siding in the general area, while surveying other damage in the area. Time based on radar.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Jones County, North Carolina?
66 hail events are recorded in Jones County between 1958 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Jones County?
The strongest hail on record in Jones County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Jones 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 Jones County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/jones-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.