Hail in Rowan County, North Carolina

Hail in Rowan County, North Carolina: 111 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. 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 Rowan County is the 2000s, when 39 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 Rowan County archive, hail makes up 21.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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 Rowan County with 39 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.

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

111 hail events are recorded in Rowan County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rowan County?

The strongest hail on record in Rowan County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Rowan 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.