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Raleigh–Durham hail season 2022
13 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 6 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2022 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2022, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | 4 | 1.25" | WAKE |
| May 19, 2022 | 3 | 1.00" | WAKE |
| April 7, 2022 | 3 | 1.75" | JOHNSTON, NASH |
| October 17, 2022 | 1 | 1.50" | ORANGE |
| May 21, 2022 | 1 | 1.00" | WAKE |
“A trained spotter estimated half dollar size hail at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, near the intersection of Airport Blvd and Cedar Fork Dr.”
— NWS event narrative, May 6, 2022 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 3 · May 9 · Oct 1
Wind context: the record also holds 146 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2022 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 30 miles of the Raleigh–Durham anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.