North Carolina hail history

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North Carolina had hail reported on 298 days from 2016 to 2025, about 30 a year, and on 1,790 days since 1955. The largest hailstone on record in the state is 4.50″ (April 20, 2024). Burke County had the most hail days of any county from 2016 to 2025 (36).

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

Report counts rose over the decades as more people and spotters reported storms, so compare recent years with each other rather than with the 1960s.

North Carolina cities with the most hail days, 2016–2025

Biggest hail days in North Carolina since 2016

The largest hail and the biggest storm days since 1955, with radar swaths since 2019: Biggest hail storms in North Carolina history

North Carolina counties

Places with fewer than 5 hail days on record are listed without a link and kept out of search engines.

When hail falls in North Carolina, by month and week: North Carolina hail season

Download every North Carolina hail, tornado and wind report as CSV, by year: North Carolina storm report downloads

All North Carolina cities

Aberdeen Ahoskie Albemarle Angier Apex Archdale Archer Lodge Asheboro Asheville Ayden Beaufort Belmont Belville Benson Bermuda Run Bessemer City Black Mountain Boiling Spring Lakes Boiling Springs Boone Brevard Burgaw Burlington Butner Cajah's Mountain Calabash Canton Carolina Beach Carolina Shores Carrboro Carthage Cary Chapel Hill Charlotte Cherryville China Grove Clayton Clemmons Clinton Concord Conover Cornelius Cramerton Creedmoor Dallas Davidson Dunn Durham Eastover Eden Edenton Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Elkin Elon Emerald Isle Erwin Fairview Farmville Fayetteville Flat Rock Fletcher Forest City Four Oaks Franklin Franklinton Fuquay-Varina Gamewell Garner Gastonia Gibsonville Goldsboro Graham Granite Falls Granite Quarry Green Level Greensboro Greenville Grifton Hamlet Harrisburg Havelock Henderson Hendersonville Hickory High Point Hillsborough Holly Ridge Holly Springs Hope Mills Hudson Huntersville Indian Trail Jacksonville Jamestown Kannapolis Kernersville Kill Devil Hills King Kings Mountain Kinston Kitty Hawk Knightdale La Grange Lake Park Landis Laurinburg Leland Lenoir Lewisville Lexington Liberty Lillington Lincolnton Locust Long View Louisburg Lowell Lumberton Maiden Marion Marshville Marvin Matthews Mebane Midland Midway Mills River Mineral Springs Mint Hill Mocksville Monroe Mooresville Morehead City Morganton Morrisville Mount Airy Mount Holly Mount Olive Nags Head Nashville New Bern Newport Newton North Wilkesboro Norwood Oak Island Oak Ridge Oxford Pembroke Pinehurst Pineville Pittsboro Pleasant Garden Plymouth Polkton Raeford Raleigh Randleman Ranlo Red Oak Red Springs Reidsville River Bend Roanoke Rapids Rockingham Rocky Mount Rolesville Roxboro Rural Hall Rutherfordton Salisbury Sanford Sawmills Selma Shallotte Shelby Siler City Smithfield Southern Pines Southern Shores Southport Spencer Spindale Spring Lake St. James Stallings Stanley Statesville Stokesdale Summerfield Sunset Beach Swansboro Swepsonville Sylva Tabor City Tarboro Thomasville Tobaccoville Trent Woods Trinity Troutman Troy Unionville Valdese Wadesboro Wake Forest Walkertown Wallace Wallburg Warsaw Washington Waxhaw Waynesville Weaverville Weddington Wendell Wentworth Wesley Chapel Whispering Pines Whiteville Wilkesboro Williamston Wilmington Wilson Wilson's Mills Windsor Wingate Winston-Salem Winterville Woodfin Yadkinville Zebulon

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