Hail and tornadoes in Rowan County, NC

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Rowan County, NC on 36 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Thu, May 8, 2025. 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 January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Thu, May 8, 2025

Largest reported

1.75 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 Thu, May 8, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Thu, May 8, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Rowan County, NC, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 66 hail reports in Rowan County, NC on 47 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Woodleaf, on Mon, Jun 26, 2023.

By decade: 2000s: 32 · 2010s: 25 · 2020s: 9

Tornadoes since 1950

6 tornadoes have touched Rowan County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Fri, Jan 14, 2005 · F2 · 0.3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Granite Quarry
Thu, Apr 11, 2024 · EF1 · 1.31 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Mt Ulla
Mon, Aug 7, 2023 · EF1 · 12.08 mi long, 550 yd wide · near Mt Ulla
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF1 · 3.31 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Franklin
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 · EF1 · 3.61 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Spencer

Most recent

Thu, Apr 11, 2024 · EF1 · 1.31 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Mt Ulla
Mon, Aug 7, 2023 · EF1 · 12.08 mi long, 550 yd wide · near Mt Ulla
Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · EF0 · 1.52 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Gold Hill
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 · EF1 · 3.31 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Franklin
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 · EF1 · 3.61 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Spencer
Fri, Jan 14, 2005 · F2 · 0.3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Granite Quarry

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 3

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Fri, Sep 18, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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, Aug 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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 16, 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, Jun 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Salisbury, NC)
Sat, Jul 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (2 S Woodleaf, NC)
- 1 in (6 NNW China Grove, NC)
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 16, 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: 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.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (CHINA GROVE, NC)
Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 18, 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.
Sat, May 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (2 ESE SALISBURY, NC)
- 1 in (5 ENE GRANITE QUARRY, NC)
Sat, Mar 27, 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.