Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

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

Hail in Edgecombe County, North Carolina: recorded events per decade
Hail in Edgecombe County, North Carolina: recorded 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

0Jan
0Feb
8Mar
14Apr
28May
3Jun
9Jul
10Aug
1Sep
2Oct
0Nov
0Dec

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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Apr 7, 2022TARBORO0.75$0
Apr 7, 2022LEGGETT1.75$0
Apr 7, 2022LEGGETT1.75$0
Apr 7, 2022ROCKY MT0.88$0
May 31, 2019SPEED2.5$0
May 31, 2019TARBORO1.5$0
May 31, 2019PRINCEVILLE1$0
May 31, 2019WIGGINS XRDS1$0
May 10, 2018ROCKY MT1$0
Jun 23, 2016ROCKY MT1$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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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.

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“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.


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