Hail in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Hail in Forsyth County, North Carolina: 109 recorded events between 1970 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,336 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Forsyth County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 109 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 Forsyth County archive, hail makes up 18.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,336 for this hazard and #42 within North Carolina, putting it in the 56.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Forsyth County with 32 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 399
• Flash Flood 59

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

109 hail events are recorded in Forsyth County between 1970 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Forsyth County?

The strongest hail on record in Forsyth County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Forsyth 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.