Hail and tornadoes in Davidson County, NC

Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Davidson County, NC on 33 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Aug 15, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 days.

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

Days with hail

since December 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Tue, Aug 15, 2023

Largest reported

2 in

Mon, Jun 26, 2023

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 15, 2023 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Tue, Aug 15, 2023: radar-estimated hail around Davidson County, NC, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 96 hail reports in Davidson County, NC on 62 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Linwood, on Sat, May 3, 2003.

By decade: 1990s: 16 · 2000s: 43 · 2010s: 18 · 2020s: 19

Tornadoes since 1950

8 tornadoes have touched Davidson County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 2 and injured 20.

Strongest

Wed, Nov 16, 2011 · EF2 · 10.07 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Silver Hill · 2 deaths, 15 injuries
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 · EF2 · 1.39 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lakeview · 5 injuries
Wed, Feb 3, 2016 · EF1 · 1.67 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Holly Grove
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 · EF1 · 0.83 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Wallburg
Thu, May 7, 1998 · F1 · 0.1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wallburg

Most recent

Wed, Feb 3, 2016 · EF1 · 1.67 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Holly Grove
Wed, Feb 3, 2016 · EF0 · 1.03 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lexington Airport
Wed, Nov 16, 2011 · EF2 · 10.07 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Silver Hill · 2 deaths, 15 injuries
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 · EF1 · 0.83 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Wallburg
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 · EF2 · 1.39 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lakeview · 5 injuries
Fri, Sep 14, 2007 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Thomasville
Fri, Sep 14, 2007 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Thomasville
Thu, May 7, 1998 · F1 · 0.1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wallburg

By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 5

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

Every hail day since December 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: 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.
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Fri, Sep 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 1, 2025
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.
Wed, Jul 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 16, 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, Mar 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NNE Welcome, NC)
- 1.25 in (7 SSE Sedge Garden, NC)
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 2 in (1 NNE Lexington, NC)
- 1 in (5 SW Thomasville, NC)
- 1.5 in (4 WSW Thomasville, NC)
Sat, Jun 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (5 WNW THOMASVILLE, NC)
Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 WSW THOMASVILLE, NC)
- 1 in (9 W LEXINGTON, NC)
Thu, Aug 12, 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, May 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 NNW HIGH ROCK, NC)
- 1 in (3 SE DENTON, NC)
Mon, May 10, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 S SEDGE GARDEN, NC)
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (THOMASVILLE, NC)

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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.