Hail and tornadoes in Chowan County, NC
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Chowan County, NC on 22 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, May 19, 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.
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 20 hail reports in Chowan County, NC on 14 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Edenton, on Fri, May 9, 2003.
By decade: 2000s: 9 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 8
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Chowan County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF2 · 3.48 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Edenton Airport · 1 death, 1 injury
- Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF2 · 9.03 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Edenton
- Fri, May 9, 2008 · EF1 · 2.53 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Cannon Ferry
- Fri, Jun 11, 2004 · F1 · 6 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Rockyhock
- Sun, Jun 20, 2021 · EF0 · 3 mi long, 75 yd wide · near St Johns
Most recent
- Sun, Jun 20, 2021 · EF0 · 3 mi long, 75 yd wide · near St Johns
- Fri, May 5, 2017 · EF0 · 8.01 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Valhalla
- Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF2 · 3.48 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Edenton Airport · 1 death, 1 injury
- Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF2 · 9.03 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Edenton
- Fri, May 9, 2008 · EF1 · 2.53 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Cannon Ferry
- Fri, Jun 11, 2004 · F1 · 6 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Rockyhock
- Fri, May 9, 2003 · F0 · 1 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Rockyhock
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Tue, Sep 29, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 12, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 10, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 14, 2024
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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (EDENTON, NC)
- Thu, Apr 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 ENE RYLAND, NC)
- Sun, Aug 22, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 1, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 19, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NNW SIGN PINE, NC)
- Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (MACEDONIA, NC)
- 1.5 in (EDENTON, 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.