Hail and tornadoes in Alexander County, NC
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Alexander County, NC on 20 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, Apr 6, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 45 hail reports in Alexander County, NC on 36 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Bethlehem, on Sat, Jul 21, 2018.
By decade: 2000s: 22 · 2010s: 19 · 2020s: 4
Tornadoes since 1950
8 tornadoes have touched Alexander County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 0.
Strongest
- Thu, Jul 7, 2005 · F2 · 4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Taylorsville
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 8.17 mi long, 200 yd wide · near All Healing Spgs · 1 death
- Wed, Mar 23, 2022 · EF1 · 6.17 mi long, 150 yd wide · near All Healing Spgs
- Tue, Aug 17, 2021 · EF1 · 1.74 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Stony Pt
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 5.72 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Bethlehem
Most recent
- Wed, Mar 23, 2022 · EF1 · 6.17 mi long, 150 yd wide · near All Healing Spgs
- Tue, Aug 17, 2021 · EF1 · 1.74 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Stony Pt
- Fri, Apr 19, 2019 · EF0 · 0.53 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Smiths Store
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 8.17 mi long, 200 yd wide · near All Healing Spgs · 1 death
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 5.72 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Bethlehem
- Thu, Aug 18, 2011 · EF0 · 0.36 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Paynes Store
- Thu, Apr 28, 2011 · EF1 · 4.32 mi long, 75 yd wide · near All Healing Spgs
- Thu, Jul 7, 2005 · F2 · 4 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Taylorsville
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 2
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 E Bethlehem, NC)
- 1.25 in (3 ENE Hiddenite, NC)
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (TAYLORSVILLE, NC)
- Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 25, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.