Hail in North Carolina: today, this week and the last ten years
Every hail report NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged in North Carolina: today's and yesterday's as they come in, the last 90 days, and ten years of history. Each report is hail of 1 inch or larger — the size that damages roofs.
Today and yesterday
No hail reported in North Carolina today or yesterday (checked hourly; last update October 19, 2026).
The last 90 days
30 hail reports, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The most recent was 1" on September 11, 2026 near 5 SSW Wise Forks, Lenoir County.
| Date | Hail size | NOAA location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | 1" | 5 SSW Wise Forks, Lenoir County |
| Sep 6 | 1" | 1 NNW Brevard, Transylvania County |
| Sep 5 | 2" | 4 S Flowers, Johnston County |
| Sep 5 | 1.75" | 6 ENE Creedmoor, Granville County |
| Sep 5 | 1.75" | 3 SE Clayton, Johnston County |
| Sep 5 | 1.75" | Macclesfield, Edgecombe County |
| Sep 5 | 1.75" | Fort Barnwell, Craven County |
| Sep 5 | 1.5" | 3 ENE Knightdale, Wake County |
| Sep 5 | 1.25" | Grifton, Pitt County |
| Sep 5 | 1" | 2 E Clayton, Johnston County |
| Sep 5 | 1" | 3 NNW Roundtree, Pitt County |
| Sep 5 | 1" | Trenton, Jones County |
| Sep 5 | 1" | 4 SE Trenton, Jones County |
| Sep 4 | 1" | 3 S Linwood, Johnston County |
| Aug 20 | 1.5" | 1 SW Tryon, Polk County |
| Aug 20 | 1" | Tryon, Polk County |
| Aug 11 | 1.25" | 1 SSW Patterson, Caldwell County |
| Aug 11 | 1" | Marion, McDowell County |
| Aug 11 | 1" | 3 N Glenwood, McDowell County |
| Aug 11 | 1" | 2 SSE Patterson, Caldwell County |
| Aug 11 | 1" | 6 WSW Norwood, Stanly County |
| Aug 11 | 1" | 2 N Ellenboro, Rutherford County |
| Aug 11 | 1" | Midland, Cabarrus County |
| Aug 11 | 1" | Princeton, Johnston County |
| Aug 10 | 1" | 4 S Stumpy Point, Dare County |
The 25 most recent of 30.
2026 is the year so far.
- 4.5"April 20, 2024
- 4"May 31, 2019
- 3"February 24, 2016
- 2.75"May 15, 2024
- 2.75"May 8, 2024
North Carolina's hailiest large cities, 2016–2025
Days with 1-inch-plus hail within 25 km, and each city's rank among 342 large US cities — the US cities with the most hail.
Did it hail at your house?
Check every NOAA hail report within 10 km of your address, back ten years — then see what a new roof would cost, measured from satellite.
Questions
Did it hail in North Carolina today?
No hail had been reported in North Carolina by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center today or yesterday when this page was last refreshed (hourly).
How often does it hail in North Carolina?
NOAA logged between 54 and 212 reports of 1-inch-or-larger hail a year in North Carolina from 2016 to 2025.
Did hail hit my house?
A report is a point where someone measured hail, not the storm's whole path. Check NOAA reports within 10 km of your own address with the free hail check, and have a licensed roofer inspect before anyone files a claim.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe-weather reports — its daily files for today and yesterday, read hourly, and its archive from 2016. A report is where a spotter or member of the public measured hail, so a storm can be bigger than its reports. Other states: hail by state.