48
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Greene County, North Carolina: 48 recorded events between 1984 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Greene County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Greene County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 48 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 Greene County archive, hail makes up 22.5% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #80 within North Carolina, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Greene County with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2023 | ORMANDSVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | LINDOLL | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2019 | WALSTONBURG | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | SNOW HILL | 1 | $0 |
| May 13, 2019 | CASTORIA | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 4, 2016 | SNOW HILL | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2016 | JASON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2014 | WALSTONBURG | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2014 | ROOKERTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2014 | SNOW HILL | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Greene County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The hail lasted for up to 10 minutes, putting around 50 holes in the vinyl siding. The largest hail stones were estimated to be the size of a quarter. The location was near the intersection of Speights Bridge Rd and Lane Rd.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Greene County, North Carolina?
48 hail events are recorded in Greene County between 1984 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Greene County?
The strongest hail on record in Greene County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Greene 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 Greene County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/greene-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.