Hail and tornadoes in Dare County, NC
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Dare County, NC on 30 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Jun 23, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 1 day.
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 31 hail reports in Dare County, NC on 22 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Kill Devil Hills Arp, on Wed, Apr 22, 2009.
By decade: 2000s: 27 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 2
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Dare County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 3.
Strongest
- Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF1 · 0.67 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Duck
- Sat, Aug 14, 2004 · F1 · 0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Nags Head
- Thu, May 15, 2025 · EF0 · 0.82 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wanchese
- Sat, Sep 3, 2016 · EF0 · 0.07 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Cape Hatteras · 3 injuries
- Mon, May 11, 2015 · EF0 · 0.51 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Manteo
Most recent
- Thu, May 15, 2025 · EF0 · 0.82 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wanchese
- Sat, Sep 3, 2016 · EF0 · 0.07 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Cape Hatteras · 3 injuries
- Mon, May 11, 2015 · EF0 · 0.51 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Manteo
- Sun, Aug 19, 2012 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Rodanthe
- Mon, Jul 30, 2012 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Wanchese
- Mon, Jul 30, 2012 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Wanchese
- Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF1 · 0.67 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Duck
- Sun, Jul 15, 2007 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Rodanthe
- Wed, Jun 14, 2006 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Frisco
- Sat, Aug 14, 2004 · F1 · 0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Nags Head
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Sep 4, 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: 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.
- Sun, Jul 19, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 W Roanoke Island Fest, NC)
- Tue, Jun 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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 1, 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Sep 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 20, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.