Hail and tornadoes in Caldwell County, NC

Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Caldwell County, NC on 35 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Tue, Aug 11, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since October 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Tue, Aug 11, 2026

Largest reported

1.75 in

Thu, May 8, 2025

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.

Radar-estimated hail on Tue, Aug 11, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Tue, Aug 11, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Caldwell County, NC, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 121 hail reports in Caldwell County, NC on 89 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Kings Creek, on Tue, Jun 16, 1998.

By decade: 1990s: 16 · 2000s: 37 · 2010s: 59 · 2020s: 9

Tornadoes since 1950

6 tornadoes have touched Caldwell County, NC since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 3.

Strongest

Thu, May 7, 1998 · F4 · 4 mi long, 1,320 yd wide · near Dudley Shoals · 2 injuries
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 0.76 mi long, 750 yd wide · near Grace Chapel
Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · EF1 · 6.71 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Hudson
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 · EF1 · 4.45 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Saw Mills · 1 injury
Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · EF0 · 2.42 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Baton

Most recent

Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 0.76 mi long, 750 yd wide · near Grace Chapel
Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · EF1 · 6.71 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Hudson
Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · EF0 · 2.42 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Baton
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 · EF0 · 0.12 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Rhodhiss
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 · EF1 · 4.45 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Saw Mills · 1 injury
Thu, May 7, 1998 · F4 · 4 mi long, 1,320 yd wide · near Dudley Shoals · 2 injuries

By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2010s: 5

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since October 2020

Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 17, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SSE Patterson, NC)
- 1.25 in (1 SSW Patterson, NC)
- 1.25 in (1 SSW Patterson, NC)
Tue, Jul 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 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.
Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (1 W Hudson, NC)
- 1 in (Sawmills, NC)
Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NNE Cajah's Mountain, NC)
Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 1, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (GRANITE FALLS, NC)
- 1 in (3 ENE RHODHISS, NC)
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Sep 8, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.