Hail in Robeson County, North Carolina

Hail in Robeson County, North Carolina: 172 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #784 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Robeson County is the 2000s, when 61 of the county's 172 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 Robeson County archive, hail makes up 26.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #784 for this hazard and #12 within North Carolina, putting it in the 74.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Robeson County with 64 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 363
• Tornado 49

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

172 hail events are recorded in Robeson County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Robeson County?

The strongest hail on record in Robeson County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Robeson 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.