393
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$110.0M
Property damage
Hail in Wake County, North Carolina: 393 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #172 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Wake County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Wake County is the 2000s, when 124 of the county's 393 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 Wake County archive, hail makes up 25.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #172 for this hazard and #1 within North Carolina, putting it in the 94.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Wake County with 159 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | PET XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2025 | WILDERS GROVE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 5, 2025 | MC CULLERS | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 5, 2025 | ECHO HGTS | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2025 | ECHO HGTS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | BROOKHAVEN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | MORRISVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | MORRISVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | FUQUAY SPGS ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | RALEIGH | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Wake County
- Thunderstorm Wind 727
- Flash Flood 280
- Lightning 41
- Tornado 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm tracked across portions of southern Wake County into central Johnston County. The thunderstorm produced hail ranging from golf ball size to baseball size hail. The hail caused extensive damage to homes, cars, buildings and businesses in its path. Several car dealerships has substantial damage done to cars on their lots and many homeowners had broken winds and significant roof and siding damage.
3.5 to 4 inch elongated hail reported at I-540 and Falls of Neuse Road. 3 inch hail reported at Strickland and Falls of Neuse Roads. 2 inch hail reported in Five Points. Golf ball sized hail reported at Cameron Village, Atlantic and New Hope Church Roads, North Raleigh Community Hospital, Green and Lee Spring Roads, and Durant and Falls of Neuse Roads. Ping pong ball sized hail reported on Wake Forest Road. Quarter to half dollar sized hail reported on Highwoods Road.
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST RALEIGH AS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED OVER THE CITY AND MOVED NORTH. THE FIRST REPORT CAME FROM CAPITAL BLVD AT HIGHWOODS AND A FEW MINUTES LATER FROM THE NBC-17 STATION OFF SIX FORKS ROAD.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Wake County, North Carolina?
393 hail events are recorded in Wake County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Wake County?
The strongest hail on record in Wake County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Wake 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 Wake County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/wake-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.