Hail in Stokes County, North Carolina

Hail in Stokes County, North Carolina: 92 recorded events between 1967 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.25. That places the county #1,542 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Stokes County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 92 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 Stokes County archive, hail makes up 18.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,542 for this hazard and #45 within North Carolina, putting it in the 50.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Stokes County with 34 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 Stokes County, North Carolina?

92 hail events are recorded in Stokes County between 1967 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Stokes County?

The strongest hail on record in Stokes County measured 2.25.

Where does the hail data for Stokes 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.