77
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Hail in Martin County, North Carolina: 77 recorded events between 1967 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,757 nationally and #55 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Martin County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Martin County is the 2010s, when 28 of the county's 77 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 Martin County archive, hail makes up 32.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,757 for this hazard and #55 within North Carolina, putting it in the 43.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Martin County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2023 | WILLIAMSTON HRRS ARP | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2023 | WILLIAMSTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2022 | JAMESVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2022 | JAMESVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | HASSELL | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | BEAR GRASS | 2 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | BEAR GRASS | 2 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | WILLIAMSTON HRRS ARP | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | BEAR GRASS | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | BEAR GRASS | 1.75 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Martin County, North Carolina?
77 hail events are recorded in Martin County between 1967 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Martin County?
The strongest hail on record in Martin County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Martin 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 Martin County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/martin-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.