84
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Hail in Person County, North Carolina: 84 recorded events between 1975 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,654 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Person County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Person County is the 2010s, when 33 of the county's 84 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 Person County archive, hail makes up 24.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,654 for this hazard and #50 within North Carolina, putting it in the 46.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Person County with 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2023 | MT TIRZAH | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2023 | GENTRYS STORE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | SURF | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | TIMBERLAKE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | ROXBORO | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2018 | HURDLE MILLS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Feb 25, 2017 | CAVEL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | PAYNES TAVERN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | ROXBORO | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | LONGS STORE | 1.5 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Person County, North Carolina?
84 hail events are recorded in Person County between 1975 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Person County?
The strongest hail on record in Person County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Person 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 Person County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/person-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.