Hail in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Hail in Rutherford County, North Carolina: 131 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,087 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Rutherford County is the 2000s, when 53 of the county's 131 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 Rutherford County archive, hail makes up 28.9% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,087 for this hazard and #27 within North Carolina, putting it in the 64.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Rutherford County with 47 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.

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

131 hail events are recorded in Rutherford County between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rutherford County?

The strongest hail on record in Rutherford County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Rutherford 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.