139
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$48K
Property damage
Hail in Brunswick County, North Carolina: 139 recorded events between 1979 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,013 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Brunswick County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Brunswick County is the 2000s, when 53 of the county's 139 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 Brunswick County archive, hail makes up 26.1% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,013 for this hazard and #23 within North Carolina, putting it in the 67.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Brunswick County with 38 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2024 | MILL CREEK | 0.88 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | MILL CREEK | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | SUPPLY | 1.75 | $8K |
| Apr 30, 2023 | EASTBROOK | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | NORTH WEST | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2021 | LELAND | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2021 | LELAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2019 | LANVALE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | LELAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2019 | PHOENIX | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Brunswick County
- Thunderstorm Wind 148
- Flash Flood 96
- Tornado 45
- Flood 40
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Brunswick County, North Carolina?
139 hail events are recorded in Brunswick County between 1979 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Brunswick County?
The strongest hail on record in Brunswick County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Brunswick 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 Brunswick County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/brunswick-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.