Hail and tornadoes in Surry County, NC

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Surry County, NC on 40 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Mon, Sep 21, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 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+ in

Mon, Sep 21, 2026

Largest reported

1.75 in

Tue, May 7, 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.

Radar-estimated hail on Mon, Sep 21, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Sep 21, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Surry County, NC, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 105 hail reports in Surry County, NC on 63 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Copeland, on Tue, May 7, 2024.

By decade: 2000s: 36 · 2010s: 55 · 2020s: 14

Tornadoes since 1950

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

Every one

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 · EF0 · 0.06 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Elkin
Thu, May 26, 2022 · EF1 · 2.8 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Siloam
Tue, Apr 5, 2011 · EF1 · 2.68 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Ararat
Mon, Jul 26, 2010 · EF0 · 1.8 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Low Gap

By decade: 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 2

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Toast, NC)
Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Feb 23, 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.
Fri, Jul 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 8, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Dobson, NC)
Wed, Apr 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (2 ESE Fairview, NC)
Thu, Sep 7, 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.
Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (3 NNE WOODVILLE, NC)
Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 ESE ELKIN, NC)
Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 W WHITE PLAINS, NC)
- 1.75 in (2 NW FLAT ROCK, NC)
Mon, Aug 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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: 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 (FAIRVIEW, NC)
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Sep 5, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
Tue, Jul 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 N MOUNT AIRY, 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.