Hail in Pender County, North Carolina

Hail in Pender County, North Carolina: 126 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #1,143 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pender County is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 126 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 Pender County archive, hail makes up 28.4% of all recorded severe weather across 12 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,143 for this hazard and #33 within North Carolina, putting it in the 63.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Pender County with 46 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 151
• Flash Flood 66
• Tornado 47

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

126 hail events are recorded in Pender County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pender County?

The strongest hail on record in Pender County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Pender 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.