Hail and tornadoes in Mecklenburg County, NC
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Mecklenburg County, NC on 36 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sat, Aug 14, 2021. 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 130 hail reports in Mecklenburg County, NC on 86 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near College Downs, on Tue, May 10, 2011.
By decade: 2000s: 45 · 2010s: 70 · 2020s: 15
Tornadoes since 1950
11 tornadoes have touched Mecklenburg County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 4.
Strongest
- Sat, Mar 3, 2012 · EF2 · 1.65 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Wilgrove · 4 injuries
- Tue, Sep 7, 2004 · F2 · 2 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Charlotte
- Mon, May 23, 2022 · EF1 · 3.73 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hickory Grove
- Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF1 · 15.09 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Pineville
- Wed, Nov 30, 2016 · EF1 · 2.37 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Shopton
Most recent
- Mon, Mar 16, 2026 · EF0 · 1.44 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Charlotte
- Sun, Dec 29, 2024 · EF0 · 1.67 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Dixie
- Mon, Aug 7, 2023 · EF0 · 2.05 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Huntersville
- Mon, May 23, 2022 · EF1 · 3.73 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hickory Grove
- Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF1 · 15.09 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Pineville
- Wed, Nov 30, 2016 · EF1 · 2.37 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Shopton
- Thu, May 15, 2014 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Charlotte
- Sat, Mar 3, 2012 · EF2 · 1.65 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Wilgrove · 4 injuries
- Fri, May 9, 2008 · EF1 · 8.85 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Paw Creek
- Tue, Mar 8, 2005 · F1 · 3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Charlotte
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 5
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Aug 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 20, 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.
- Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 18, 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.
- Sun, Jun 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 27, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 NW Weddington, NC)
- Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 8, 2025
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.
- Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Sat, Aug 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (3 NNW Unc Charlotte, NC)
- 1.25 in (4 NNE Paw Creek, NC)
- Tue, May 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (CHARLOTTE, NC)
- Fri, Aug 12, 2022
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 NNE MINT HILL, NC)
- Thu, Jul 7, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SW EASTLAND MALL, NC)
- Sun, May 22, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SSW SOUTHPARK MALL, NC)
- Sat, Aug 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Mon, Jul 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 27, 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.