Hail and tornadoes in Cabarrus County, NC
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Cabarrus County, NC on 28 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Tue, Aug 11, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 6 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 91 hail reports in Cabarrus County, NC on 57 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Rocky River, on Tue, Mar 21, 2017.
By decade: 2000s: 45 · 2010s: 34 · 2020s: 12
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Cabarrus County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF2 · 6.19 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Mt Gilead
- Sat, Mar 3, 2012 · EF2 · 1.29 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Harrisburg
- Mon, May 23, 2022 · EF1 · 6.03 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Harrisburg
- Thu, Dec 11, 2008 · EF1 · 2.44 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Watts Xrds
- Sun, May 14, 2006 · F1 · 0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Concord
Most recent
- Mon, May 23, 2022 · EF1 · 6.03 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Harrisburg
- Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF2 · 6.19 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Mt Gilead
- Tue, Oct 22, 2019 · EF0 · 0.26 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Glass
- Sat, Mar 3, 2012 · EF2 · 1.29 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Harrisburg
- Thu, Dec 11, 2008 · EF1 · 2.44 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Watts Xrds
- Sun, May 11, 2008 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near West Concord
- Sun, May 14, 2006 · F1 · 0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Concord
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 2
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (6 SW Rockwell, NC)
- Tue, Jun 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Mount Pleasant, NC)
- Thu, May 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 26, 2023Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (4 N Harrisburg, NC)
- 1 in (1 NE Kannapolis, NC)
- Wed, Aug 10, 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SE KANNAPOLIS, NC)
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 SW ENOCHVILLE, NC)
- Sun, May 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 WNW MOUNT PLEASANT, NC)
- 1.75 in (6 E HUNTERSVILLE, NC)
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.