Hail in Moore County, North Carolina

Hail in Moore County, North Carolina: 115 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,251 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Moore County is the 2000s, when 43 of the county's 115 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 Moore County archive, hail makes up 21.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,251 for this hazard and #37 within North Carolina, putting it in the 59.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Moore County with 35 recorded events, while Feb 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 331
• Flash Flood 51

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

115 hail events are recorded in Moore County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Moore County?

The strongest hail on record in Moore County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Moore 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.