53
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3K
Property damage
Hail in Vance County, North Carolina: 53 recorded events between 1981 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,175 nationally and #77 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Vance County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Vance County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 53 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 Vance County archive, hail makes up 25.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,175 for this hazard and #77 within North Carolina, putting it in the 29.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Vance County with 12 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 | BEAR POND | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | MIDDLEBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2016 | DREWRY | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 24, 2016 | DABNEY | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 24, 2016 | WILLIAMSBORO | 3 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2015 | KITTRELL | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2012 | MIDDLEBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2012 | NORTH HENDERSON | 1 | $0 |
| May 23, 2012 | KITTRELL | 1 | $0 |
| May 27, 2011 | GREYSTONE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Vance County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Golf ball to penny size hail was reported in a swath along Interstate 85 from mile marker 220 to to 230. Several cars on the interstate between mile markers 227 to 230 sustained windshield damage from the golf ball size hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Vance County, North Carolina?
53 hail events are recorded in Vance County between 1981 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Vance County?
The strongest hail on record in Vance County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Vance 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 Vance County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/vance-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.