Hail in Granville County, North Carolina

Hail in Granville County, North Carolina: 95 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,497 nationally and #44 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Granville County is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 95 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 Granville County archive, hail makes up 32.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,497 for this hazard and #44 within North Carolina, putting it in the 51.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Granville County with 37 recorded events, while Nov 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.

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

95 hail events are recorded in Granville County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Granville County?

The strongest hail on record in Granville County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Granville 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.