Hail and tornadoes in Pitt County, NC

Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Pitt County, NC on 42 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, May 15, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 9 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

Thu, May 15, 2025

Largest reported

2.5 in

Thu, May 15, 2025

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 144 hail reports in Pitt County, NC on 78 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Winterville, on Wed, Jun 3, 1998.

By decade: 1990s: 23 · 2000s: 59 · 2010s: 43 · 2020s: 19

Tornadoes since 1950

21 tornadoes have touched Pitt County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 5.

Strongest

Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF2 · 1.13 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Shelmerdine
Mon, Jun 5, 2017 · EF1 · 0.28 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Whitehurst
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF1 · 3.29 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Marlboro · 5 injuries
Fri, Mar 27, 2009 · EF1 · 0.82 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cannon Xrds
Mon, Feb 18, 2008 · EF1 · 2.11 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Pactolus

Most recent

Mon, Jun 5, 2017 · EF1 · 0.28 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Whitehurst
Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF2 · 1.13 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Shelmerdine
Fri, Apr 25, 2014 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Arthur
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF1 · 3.29 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Marlboro · 5 injuries
Tue, May 5, 2009 · EF0 · 0.23 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Shelmerdine
Fri, Mar 27, 2009 · EF1 · 0.82 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cannon Xrds
Fri, Sep 26, 2008 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Farmville Airport
Sat, Apr 12, 2008 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Farmville
Mon, Feb 18, 2008 · EF1 · 2.11 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Pactolus
Sun, May 14, 2006 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Bethel

By decade: 1990s: 4 · 2000s: 13 · 2010s: 4

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

Every hail day since December 2020

Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 NNW Roundtree, NC)
- 1.25 in (Grifton, NC)
Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 16, 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
Wed, Jul 8, 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.
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
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.
Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 7, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 2.5 in (Stokes, NC)
Wed, May 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (1 NNW Shelmerdine, NC)
- 1.75 in (2 E Grimesland, NC)
Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 7, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (Greenville, NC)
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 5, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 10, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Greenville, NC)
- 1 in (3 S Fountain, NC)
Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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
- 1.5 in (SIMPSON, NC)
- 1 in (2 W BELL ARTHUR, NC)
- 1 in (FARMVILLE, NC)
Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SSW GREENVILLE, NC)
- 1 in (2 NW PITT-GREENVILLE AI, NC)
Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jan 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 1, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (PACTOLUS, NC)
Fri, May 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 WNW SIMPSON, NC)
- 1.25 in (2 E STOKES, NC)
- 1 in (2 WSW FOUNTAIN, NC)
Tue, May 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 1, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.