Hail and tornadoes in Greene County, NC
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Greene County, NC on 22 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, May 9, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 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 30 hail reports in Greene County, NC on 25 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Herrings Xrds, on Sat, Apr 16, 2011.
By decade: 2000s: 14 · 2010s: 14 · 2020s: 2
Tornadoes since 1950
11 tornadoes have touched Greene County, NC since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 63.
Strongest
- Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF3 · 15.25 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Jason · 60 injuries
- Thu, Aug 8, 2024 · EF2 · 9.48 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Snow Hill
- Mon, Feb 18, 2008 · EF2 · 1.47 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Hookerton · 3 injuries
- Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF1 · 4.18 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Wootens Xrds
- Fri, Mar 27, 2009 · EF1 · 0.73 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Rookerton
Most recent
- Thu, Aug 8, 2024 · EF2 · 9.48 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Snow Hill
- Tue, Apr 29, 2014 · EF0 · 0.02 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Shines Xrds
- Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF1 · 4.18 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Wootens Xrds
- Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF0 · 0.27 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Shines Xrds
- Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF3 · 15.25 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Jason · 60 injuries
- Sun, Mar 6, 2011 · EF0 · 0.56 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Lindoll
- Fri, Mar 27, 2009 · EF1 · 0.73 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Rookerton
- Mon, Feb 18, 2008 · EF2 · 1.47 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Hookerton · 3 injuries
- Sat, Jan 14, 2006 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Snow Hill
- Sat, Jan 14, 2006 · F1 · 0.7 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Snow Hill
By decade: 2000s: 5 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 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)
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.
- Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Sep 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 10, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (1 WNW ORMONDSVILLE, NC)
- Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 3, 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: 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, Apr 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NNE BULL HEAD VFD, NC)
- Fri, Aug 20, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Wed, Jun 9, 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.