Hail and tornadoes in Brunswick County, NC
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Brunswick County, NC on 37 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Sat, Aug 22, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 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 123 hail reports in Brunswick County, NC on 70 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Midway, on Wed, Apr 5, 2017.
By decade: 1990s: 24 · 2000s: 53 · 2010s: 39 · 2020s: 7
Tornadoes since 1950
35 tornadoes have touched Brunswick County, NC since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 3 and injured 11.
Strongest
- Mon, Feb 15, 2021 · EF3 · 21.9 mi long, 275 yd wide · near Grissettown · 3 deaths, 10 injuries
- Mon, Aug 3, 2020 · EF2 · 8.3 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Ft Caswell
- Thu, Sep 5, 2019 · EF2 · 9.31 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Seaside · 1 injury
- Wed, Aug 30, 2023 · EF1 · 0.25 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Easy Hill
- Mon, Aug 3, 2020 · EF1 · 2.59 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Woodburn
Most recent
- Sun, Sep 15, 2024 · EF0 · 0.49 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Ft Caswell
- Tue, Aug 6, 2024 · EF0 · 0.33 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Regan
- Wed, Aug 30, 2023 · EF1 · 0.25 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Easy Hill
- Wed, Aug 30, 2023 · EF0 · 0.32 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Long Beach Airport
- Wed, Aug 30, 2023 · EF0 · 0.43 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Long Beach Airport
- Fri, Sep 30, 2022 · EF0 · 0.74 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Holden Beach
- Mon, Feb 15, 2021 · EF3 · 21.9 mi long, 275 yd wide · near Grissettown · 3 deaths, 10 injuries
- Mon, Aug 3, 2020 · EF1 · 1.48 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Easy Hill
- Mon, Aug 3, 2020 · EF1 · 2.59 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Woodburn
- Mon, Aug 3, 2020 · EF0 · 1.6 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Piney Grove
By decade: 1990s: 6 · 2000s: 5 · 2010s: 9 · 2020s: 15
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 24, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 23, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Mar 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 28, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Apr 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (Supply, NC)
- Thu, Aug 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Nov 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NNE SANDY CREEK, NC)
- Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (LELAND, NC)
- Thu, Nov 26, 2020
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.