Hail in Gaston County, North Carolina

Hail in Gaston County, North Carolina: 169 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #803 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Gaston County is the 2000s, when 54 of the county's 169 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 Gaston County archive, hail makes up 33.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #803 for this hazard and #13 within North Carolina, putting it in the 74.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Gaston County with 50 recorded events, while Feb 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 260

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

169 hail events are recorded in Gaston County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Gaston County?

The strongest hail on record in Gaston County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Gaston 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.