Hail events in Lenoir 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 111 hail events on record for Lenoir County, North Carolina, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 9 May 2023.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 5 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

May 9 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of DEEP RUN

May 23 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of LOFTINS XRD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of BLAND XRDS

Mar 27 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At LA GRANGE

May 3 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of LOFTINS XRD

Apr 8 2015

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At RIVERMONT

Aug 18 2014

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NW of KINSTON

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NW of KINSTON

Jun 5 2014

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SE of LA GRANGE

Apr 25 2014

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles WNW of STALLINGS AFB

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of MEWBORN XRDS

Aug 2 2012

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of LA GRANGE

Jul 22 2012

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NW of PINK HILL ARPT

Jul 1 2012

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of KINSTON

May 22 2012

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile ESE of HUGO

Mar 30 2012

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles NW of HINES JCT

Mar 25 2012

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of PINK HILL ARPT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSE of GEORGETOWN

Oct 13 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles ENE of LOFTINS XRD

Sep 28 2011

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NE of FALLING CREEK

Apr 28 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNW of PINK HILL ARPT

Jun 15 2009

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of STALLINGS AFB

Jun 12 2009

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of DEEP RUN

May 7 2009

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles ESE of (ISO)ERN RGNL JETPOR

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles E of GRAINGERS

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 Lenoir 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	1	0	1
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	2	3	12
1990s	0	1	3	2	0	5	3	2	10	4	30
2000s	9	3	1	2	4	0	9	6	9	4	47
2010s	0	3	7	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	17
2020s	0	1	2	1	0	0	0 (part of the year)				4

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

Jan1 event
Feb1 event
Mar9 events
Apr13 events
May39 events
Jun17 events
Jul13 events
Aug11 events
Sep3 events
Oct4 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Lenoir County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	65
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	25
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	20
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	1
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: Lenoir County beside the total of the counties of North Carolina and of the United States
Measure	Lenoir	All counties of North Carolina	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	111	9,891	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	27.8	20.3	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	20.3	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 Lenoir County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
1 Oct 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Oct 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Oct 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Feb 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jul 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
27 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jan 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Jul 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Aug 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 May 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Aug 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Mar 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Sep 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Sep 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1998	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
3 Jun 1998	Hail	2.00 in	$400 thousand	County
3 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Aug 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
11 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$55 thousand	County
30 Apr 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$500	County
19 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 1988	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Apr 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Mar 1958	Hail	1.00 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: Newport/Morehead City, NC (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 Lenoir County, North Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/nc/lenoir/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 Lenoir County?: May has 39 of the 111 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 Lenoir County compare with the other counties of North Carolina?: The counties of North Carolina have 20.3 hail events for each 100 square miles. Lenoir County has 27.8.
How large is the hail on record for Lenoir County?: 21 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.