Hail events in Henderson County, North Carolina The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 152 hail events on record for Henderson County, North Carolina, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 29 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 24 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Jun 29 2026

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile E of FRUITLAND

Jun 12 2026

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile SSE of MILLS RIVER

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At BRIGHTWATER

Jun 25 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SW of EDNEYVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of DRUID HILLS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of SMYTH

Hail0.75 in, penny size

4 miles SW of FLAT ROCK

Aug 30 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile SW of HILLGIRT

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of BALFOUR

May 24 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of LEAD

Aug 12 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NW of RUGBY

Aug 30 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SE of UPWARD

Jul 1 2022

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles SW of VALLEY HILL

Sep 8 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of EDNEYVILLE

Aug 21 2019

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of BOWMAN BLUFF

Jul 21 2018

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile S of OTTANOLA

Jun 20 2018

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of MILLS RIVER

Jun 3 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At RUGBY

Jul 18 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BOWMAN BLUFF

Jul 8 2017

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SSW of HENDERSONVILLE

Jun 13 2017

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NNE of TUXEDO

May 19 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles WNW of LEAD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of UPWARD

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles N of LEAD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of HILLGIRT

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Henderson County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	2	4	2	13
1990s	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	5	3	3	17
2000s	2	3	0	9	0	2	13	6	11	7	53
2010s	5	10	12	0	9	3	2	7	3	1	52
2020s	0	1	2	1	3	4	3 (part of the year)				14

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar3 events
Apr14 events
May36 events
Jun40 events
Jul32 events
Aug16 events
Sep9 events
Oct1 event
Nov1 event
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Henderson County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	84
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	49
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	19
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	0
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Henderson County beside the total of the counties of North Carolina and of the United States
Measure	Henderson	All counties of North Carolina	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	152	9,891	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	40.8	20.3	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	13.0	9.4	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Henderson County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
30 Jul 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Aug 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Aug 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Sep 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Sep 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Sep 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$500 thousand	County
9 Sep 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jul 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Sep 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$4.6 million	County
8 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Aug 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Oct 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Aug 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Aug 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$50 thousand	County
16 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 May 2003	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
3 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2003	Hail	1.50 in	$3.0 million	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$1.0 million	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$2.0 million	County
4 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Aug 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 May 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Sep 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$4.0 million	County
11 Sep 1997	Hail	2.00 in	$5.0 million	County
9 Jul 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Jul 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Aug 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Nov 1989	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
26 Jul 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jul 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Jul 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1987	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 May 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Sep 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jul 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Jul 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 1982	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 May 1982	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Jun 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 May 1966	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 Jul 1963	Hail	2.00 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Henderson County, North Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/nc/henderson/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Henderson County?: June has 40 of the 152 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for North Carolina?: NCEI has 9,900 hail events on record for North Carolina from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Henderson County compare with the other counties of North Carolina?: The counties of North Carolina have 20.3 hail events for each 100 square miles. Henderson County has 40.8.
How large is the hail on record for Henderson County?: 19 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.