Hail and tornadoes in Vance County, NC
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Vance County, NC on 24 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Fri, Sep 4, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 1 day.
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 41 hail reports in Vance County, NC on 33 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Williamsboro, on Wed, Feb 24, 2016.
By decade: 1990s: 7 · 2000s: 23 · 2010s: 10 · 2020s: 1
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Vance County, NC since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Wed, Feb 24, 2016 · EF2 · 2.48 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Dexter
- Fri, Oct 27, 1995 · F2 · 3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Henderson
- Fri, Sep 27, 2024 · EF1 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Dabney
- Thu, Aug 8, 2024 · EF1 · 0.89 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Epsom
- Wed, Oct 27, 2010 · EF0 · 2.87 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Greystone
Most recent
- Fri, Sep 27, 2024 · EF1 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Dabney
- Thu, Aug 8, 2024 · EF1 · 0.89 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Epsom
- Wed, Feb 24, 2016 · EF2 · 2.48 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Dexter
- Wed, Oct 27, 2010 · EF0 · 2.87 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Greystone
- Fri, May 9, 2003 · F0 · 5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Townsville
- Sat, May 19, 2001 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Middleburg
- Fri, Oct 27, 1995 · F2 · 3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Henderson
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 2
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Mon, Sep 21, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Sun, Jul 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 7, 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.
- Sat, Jun 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 3, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 8, 2024
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SSE South Henderson, NC)
- Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 21, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 8, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jan 15, 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.