Hail in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Hail in Lenoir County, North Carolina: 111 recorded events between 1958 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,305 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lenoir County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 111 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 Lenoir County archive, hail makes up 29.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,305 for this hazard and #39 within North Carolina, putting it in the 57.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Lenoir County with 40 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 179

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

111 hail events are recorded in Lenoir County between 1958 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lenoir County?

The strongest hail on record in Lenoir County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Lenoir 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.