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Hail in Union County, North Carolina
130 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Union County, North Carolina, has 130 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 39 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 32 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 57 events against 67 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 9,900 hail events recorded in North Carolina; its 20.5 per 100 square miles compares with 20.4 statewide.
30 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.25 inches (hen egg size).
Compared with North Carolina
| Measure | Union County | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 130 | 9,900 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 20.5 | 20.4 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 5.3 | 9.4 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
1Mar
10Apr
24May
32Jun
29Jul
17Aug
11Sep
6Oct
0Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 130 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2000 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1997 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1990 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1989 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1989 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1987 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1987 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1987 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1987 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1987 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1987 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1985 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1985 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Union County had?
130 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Union County?
25 Jun 2025 (Hail, 0.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Union County?
NCEI records no damage estimate for events of this type in the county.
How does Union County compare with North Carolina for hail?
20.5 events per 100 square miles against 20.4 statewide; the county holds 130 of the state's 9,900 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.