Hail Risk in North Carolina

All North Carolina counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 100 of 100 North Carolina counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Wake County carries the state's highest hail score at 98.5, with $13M in expected annual hail losses.

2 North Carolina counties are rated High or Very High for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $50M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Wake County
98.5
High 4.10 / yr $13M
2 Mecklenburg County
94.6
High 4.80 / yr $3M
3 Guilford County
92.2
Medium 4.75 / yr $2M
4 Durham County
89.1
Medium 4.19 / yr $2M
5 Wayne County
87.8
Medium 4.14 / yr $1M
6 Henderson County
87.1
Medium 4.63 / yr $1M
7 Johnston County
87.0
Medium 4.25 / yr $1M
8 Forsyth County
85.9
Medium 4.85 / yr $1M
9 Sampson County
85.2
Medium 4.17 / yr $782K
10 Robeson County
79.9
Medium 3.57 / yr $495K
11 Cumberland County
79.4
Medium 4.00 / yr $951K
12 Nash County
79.1
Medium 3.80 / yr $705K
13 Duplin County
78.7
Medium 3.66 / yr $546K
14 Alamance County
77.6
Medium 4.52 / yr $867K
15 Pitt County
77.5
Medium 3.23 / yr $754K
16 Wilson County
77.4
Medium 3.94 / yr $644K
17 Davidson County
76.7
Medium 4.84 / yr $716K
18 Orange County
76.5
Medium 4.43 / yr $906K
19 Buncombe County
75.2
Medium 4.25 / yr $728K
20 Randolph County
74.6
Medium 4.64 / yr $624K
21 Lenoir County
72.2
Low 3.70 / yr $415K
22 Franklin County
70.8
Low 3.85 / yr $567K
23 Catawba County
70.0
Low 5.31 / yr $579K
24 Harnett County
69.6
Low 4.15 / yr $587K
25 Gaston County
68.4
Low 5.08 / yr $562K
26 Cleveland County
68.4
Low 5.61 / yr $495K
27 Union County
68.1
Low 4.25 / yr $726K
28 Chatham County
67.1
Low 4.35 / yr $468K
29 Halifax County
65.3
Low 3.00 / yr $284K
30 Rutherford County
64.8
Low 5.22 / yr $341K
31 Granville County
64.4
Low 3.75 / yr $421K
32 Moore County
63.7
Low 4.13 / yr $426K
33 Edgecombe County
63.6
Low 3.33 / yr $291K
34 Scotland County
62.4
Low 3.50 / yr $246K
35 Rockingham County
61.9
Low 4.76 / yr $334K
36 Burke County
61.5
Low 5.10 / yr $315K
37 Lee County
60.4
Low 4.18 / yr $293K
38 Greene County
59.6
Low 3.67 / yr $236K
39 Surry County
58.7
Low 4.88 / yr $303K
40 Vance County
57.3
Low 3.61 / yr $241K
41 Cabarrus County
57.0
Low 4.59 / yr $450K
42 Warren County
56.3
Low 3.16 / yr $207K
43 Lincoln County
55.6
Low 5.29 / yr $324K
44 Bladen County
54.9
Low 3.53 / yr $233K
45 Person County
54.1
Low 4.37 / yr $235K
46 Iredell County
53.7
Low 5.13 / yr $376K
47 Jackson County
53.6
Low 4.13 / yr $205K
48 Wilkes County
53.5
Low 4.72 / yr $207K
49 Haywood County
52.8
Low 3.82 / yr $249K
50 Richmond County
52.0
Low 3.74 / yr $206K
51 McDowell County
51.8
Low 4.90 / yr $227K
52 Transylvania County
50.3
Low 4.49 / yr $197K
53 Craven County
50.0
Low 2.56 / yr $218K
54 Bertie County
49.8
Low 2.48 / yr $174K
55 Yadkin County
48.0
Low 5.00 / yr $194K
56 Rowan County
47.8
Low 4.76 / yr $231K
57 Hertford County
47.4
Low 2.33 / yr $150K
58 Macon County
47.1
Low 3.98 / yr $175K
59 Caldwell County
46.8
Low 4.75 / yr $218K
60 Martin County
45.6
Low 2.72 / yr $186K
61 Jones County
45.5
Low 2.95 / yr $130K
62 Northampton County
45.4
Low 2.63 / yr $130K
63 Columbus County
44.7
Low 3.01 / yr $141K
64 Cherokee County
44.6
Low 3.87 / yr $167K
65 Onslow County
44.4
Low 2.52 / yr $266K
66 Alexander County
42.2
Low 4.94 / yr $140K
67 Stanly County
42.1
Low 4.43 / yr $206K
68 Beaufort County
40.0
Low 2.37 / yr $133K
69 Caswell County
39.5
Low 4.54 / yr $140K
70 Montgomery County
37.3
Low 4.33 / yr $121K
71 Davie County
37.3
Low 4.99 / yr $163K
72 Hoke County
36.9
Low 3.70 / yr $128K
73 Watauga County
36.7
Low 4.19 / yr $135K
74 Anson County
36.3
Low 3.91 / yr $97K
75 Polk County
36.3
Low 5.19 / yr $107K
76 Stokes County
33.9
Low 4.81 / yr $123K
77 Ashe County
32.5
Very Low 3.99 / yr $91K
78 Pasquotank County
31.9
Very Low 1.69 / yr $114K
79 Pender County
29.5
Very Low 2.89 / yr $120K
80 Avery County
27.6
Very Low 4.03 / yr $80K
81 Madison County
26.7
Very Low 3.86 / yr $102K
82 Yancey County
25.8
Very Low 4.08 / yr $64K
83 Swain County
25.2
Very Low 3.63 / yr $58K
84 Brunswick County
24.5
Very Low 2.20 / yr $70K
85 Clay County
23.6
Very Low 3.81 / yr $49K
86 Carteret County
23.5
Very Low 1.62 / yr $79K
87 Gates County
22.2
Very Low 2.15 / yr $76K
88 New Hanover County
21.1
Very Low 2.18 / yr $91K
89 Perquimans County
18.7
Very Low 1.71 / yr $52K
90 Alleghany County
17.8
Very Low 4.33 / yr $37K
91 Washington County
17.6
Very Low 1.85 / yr $40K
92 Chowan County
17.3
Very Low 1.99 / yr $51K
93 Hyde County
17.2
Very Low 1.35 / yr $36K
94 Tyrrell County
16.0
Very Low 1.45 / yr $35K
95 Dare County
13.8
Very Low 0.80 / yr $44K
96 Mitchell County
13.6
Very Low 3.96 / yr $37K
97 Pamlico County
11.5
Very Low 1.89 / yr $27K
98 Graham County
11.1
Very Low 3.42 / yr $27K
99 Currituck County
10.7
Very Low 1.23 / yr $54K
100 Camden County
8.1
Very Low 1.45 / yr $35K

100 North Carolina counties with measurable hail risk. See the national hail ranking or all North Carolina counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which North Carolina county has the highest hail risk?

Wake County has the highest FEMA hail risk score in North Carolina at 98.5 (High), with $13M in expected annual losses and about 4.10 events per year.

How many North Carolina counties face significant hail risk?

100 North Carolina counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 2 of them are rated High or Very High.

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