75
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Edgecombe County, North Carolina: 75 recorded events between 1963 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,779 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Edgecombe County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Edgecombe County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 75 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 Edgecombe County archive, hail makes up 25.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,779 for this hazard and #56 within North Carolina, putting it in the 42.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Edgecombe County with 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2022 | TARBORO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | LEGGETT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | LEGGETT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | ROCKY MT | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | SPEED | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | TARBORO | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | PRINCEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | WIGGINS XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2018 | ROCKY MT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2016 | ROCKY MT | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Edgecombe County, North Carolina?
75 hail events are recorded in Edgecombe County between 1963 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Edgecombe County?
The strongest hail on record in Edgecombe County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/edgecombe-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.