Hail and tornadoes in New Hanover County, NC

Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in New Hanover County, NC on 22 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Jun 24, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 days.

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

Days with hail

since October 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

Largest reported

1 in

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

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 94 hail reports in New Hanover County, NC on 62 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Wilmington Airport, on Sat, Jun 13, 1998.

By decade: 1990s: 32 · 2000s: 40 · 2010s: 17 · 2020s: 5

Tornadoes since 1950

26 tornadoes have touched New Hanover County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 7.

Strongest

Wed, Aug 30, 2023 · EF1 · 1.54 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Sea Breeze
Thu, Sep 5, 2019 · EF1 · 2.86 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Kirkland · 1 injury
Sat, Sep 15, 2018 · EF1 · 2.92 mi long, 50 yd wide · near East Wilmington
Sat, Sep 15, 2018 · EF1 · 0.6 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Murraysville
Sat, Sep 15, 2018 · EF1 · 4.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Myrtle Grove

Most recent

Sun, Jul 6, 2025 · EF0 · 1.68 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Wilmington Airport
Wed, Aug 30, 2023 · EF1 · 1.54 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Sea Breeze
Thu, Sep 17, 2020 · EF0 · 0.15 mi long, 20 yd wide · near East Wilmington
Thu, Sep 5, 2019 · EF1 · 2.86 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Kirkland · 1 injury
Thu, Sep 5, 2019 · EF0 · 0.38 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Myrtle Grove
Thu, Sep 5, 2019 · EF0 · 0.31 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Wilmington Airport
Thu, Sep 5, 2019 · EF0 · 2.47 mi long, 20 yd wide · near East Wilmington
Thu, Dec 20, 2018 · EF0 · 0.33 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Masonboro
Sun, Sep 16, 2018 · EF0 · 0.17 mi long, 30 yd wide · near South Wilmington
Sat, Sep 15, 2018 · EF1 · 4.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Myrtle Grove

By decade: 1990s: 7 · 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 15 · 2020s: 3

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

Every hail day since October 2020

Mon, Aug 24, 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.
Sat, Aug 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 ENE Bayshore, NC)
Tue, May 28, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jan 9, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SSW Carolina Beach, NC)
Wed, Jul 5, 2023
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 10, 2022
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Nov 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 20, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 N MYRTLE GROVE, NC)
Fri, May 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 ESE OGDEN, 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.