Hail in Anson County, North Carolina

Hail in Anson County, North Carolina: 53 recorded events between 1958 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,175 nationally and #77 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Anson County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 53 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 Anson County archive, hail makes up 17.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,175 for this hazard and #77 within North Carolina, putting it in the 29.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Anson County with 17 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 Anson County, North Carolina?

53 hail events are recorded in Anson County between 1958 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Anson County?

The strongest hail on record in Anson County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Anson 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.