Hail in Lee County, North Carolina

Hail in Lee County, North Carolina: 58 recorded events between 1956 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,076 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lee County is the 2000s, when 26 of the county's 58 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 Lee County archive, hail makes up 23.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,076 for this hazard and #72 within North Carolina, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Lee County with 16 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 Lee County, North Carolina?

58 hail events are recorded in Lee County between 1956 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lee County?

The strongest hail on record in Lee County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Lee 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.