246
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Hail in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: 246 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #452 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Mecklenburg County is the 2010s, when 70 of the county's 246 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 Mecklenburg County archive, hail makes up 27.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #452 for this hazard and #2 within North Carolina, putting it in the 85.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Mecklenburg County with 73 recorded events, while Nov 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 | MATTHEWS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | CHARLOTTE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | CROFT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | CROFT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | ALLEN | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2023 | CHARLOTTE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | LANSDOWNE | 1 | $0 |
| May 4, 2022 | GRIFFITH | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | CALDWELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | SHOPTON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Mecklenburg County
- Thunderstorm Wind 429
- Flash Flood 99
- Lightning 46
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina?
246 hail events are recorded in Mecklenburg County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Mecklenburg County?
The strongest hail on record in Mecklenburg County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.