Hail and tornadoes in Cleveland County, NC
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Cleveland County, NC on 36 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, May 16, 2023. 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 113 hail reports in Cleveland County, NC on 71 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Mooresboro, on Fri, May 6, 2022.
By decade: 2000s: 45 · 2010s: 51 · 2020s: 17
Tornadoes since 1950
19 tornadoes have touched Cleveland County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 4.
Strongest
- Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF2 · 5.14 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Archdale
- Fri, Jul 10, 2026 · EF1 · 4.11 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Olive Grove · 1 injury
- Wed, May 8, 2024 · EF1 · 13.43 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Pottville
- Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF1 · 7.03 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lawndale
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 9.19 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lawndale
Most recent
- Fri, Jul 10, 2026 · EF1 · 4.11 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Olive Grove · 1 injury
- Wed, May 8, 2024 · EF1 · 13.43 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Pottville
- Thu, May 26, 2022 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Pottville
- Thu, May 26, 2022 · EF0 · 0.24 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Lattimore
- Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF2 · 5.14 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Archdale
- Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF1 · 7.03 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lawndale
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF1 · 9.19 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lawndale
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF0 · 9.11 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Mooresboro
- Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · EF0 · 0.28 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Boiling Spgs
- Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · EF0 · 11.27 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Polkville
By decade: 2000s: 7 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 6
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 14, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 6, 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.
- Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 N Polkville, NC)
- Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 NW Shelby, NC)
- 1.25 in (1 S Patterson Springs, NC)
- 1.25 in (Kings Mountain, NC)
- Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Shelby, NC)
- Sat, Apr 20, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (Boiling Springs Nc, NC)
- Tue, May 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 NW FALLSTON, NC)
- 1 in (FALLSTON, NC)
- 1.75 in (2 SSW CASAR, NC)
- Tue, Aug 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 N MOORESBORO, NC)
- 2.5 in (2 WNW BOILING SPRINGS N, NC)
- 1.75 in (KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)
- Wed, May 4, 2022
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 14, 2021
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.