Hail in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Hail in Cabarrus County, North Carolina: 124 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,167 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cabarrus County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 124 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 Cabarrus County archive, hail makes up 27.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,167 for this hazard and #34 within North Carolina, putting it in the 62.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Cabarrus County with 43 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 227
• Flash Flood 42

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

124 hail events are recorded in Cabarrus County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cabarrus County?

The strongest hail on record in Cabarrus County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Cabarrus 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.