131
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.1M
Property damage
Hail in Harnett County, North Carolina: 131 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,087 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Harnett County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Harnett County is the 2000s, when 51 of the county's 131 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 Harnett County archive, hail makes up 28.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,087 for this hazard and #27 within North Carolina, putting it in the 64.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Harnett County with 45 recorded events, while Dec 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 29, 2025 | ANDERSON CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| May 14, 2025 | DUNN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | BUIES CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| May 3, 2022 | ERWIN | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 29, 2021 | BARCLAYSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 29, 2021 | LILLINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | ANGIER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | LUART | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | PINEVIEW | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2018 | SPOUT SPGS | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Harnett County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Baseball to golf ball size hail reported along Ray Road and Anderson Creek Golf Course. The golf course superintendent reported major damage to course greens with approximately 60 cars sustaining heavy hail damage. The golf course had to be closed for one day to repair greens.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Harnett County, North Carolina?
131 hail events are recorded in Harnett County between 1975 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Harnett County?
The strongest hail on record in Harnett County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Harnett 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 Harnett County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/harnett-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.