Hail Swath Map Preview
The Raleigh, NC hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 4.00+. There are 3 public hail reports, 29 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 20, 2022 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Raleigh, NC Hail Map
The May 20, 2022 hail swath map for Raleigh, NC covers approximately 501 square miles and includes an estimated 179,836 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 106 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 76,300 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 106 sq mi | 23,076 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 105 sq mi | 76,300 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 43 sq mi | 22,704 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 44 sq mi | 13,073 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 25 sq mi | 6,138 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 31 sq mi | 29,012 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 21 sq mi | 5,079 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 6 sq mi | 194 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 17 sq mi | 479 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 8 sq mi | 331 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 15 sq mi | 475 |
| 3.00-3.25" | 18 sq mi | 888 |
| 3.25-3.50" | 10 sq mi | 348 |
| 3.50-3.75" | 2 sq mi | 60 |
| 4.00"+ | 50 sq mi | 1,679 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Raleigh, NC Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 20, 2022 hail swath map area for Raleigh, NC, HailGeeks estimates 63,126 single-family homes, 14,390 townhomes, and 29,597 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 24,670 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 8,385 | 1,630 | 3,697 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 24,670 | 6,050 | 14,089 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 8,879 | 1,670 | 2,654 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 4,850 | 1,176 | 2,194 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 2,696 | 39 | 343 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 9,035 | 3,747 | 5,655 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 1,991 | 68 | 851 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 106 | 1 | 14 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 286 | 1 | 1 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 263 | 1 | 6 |
| 3.00-3.25" | 544 | 3 | 84 |
| 3.25-3.50" | 192 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.50-3.75" | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.00"+ | 1,013 | 4 | 9 |
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Counties Inside the Raleigh, NC Hail Map
Hail from the May 20, 2022 storm was mapped across 15 counties in the Raleigh, NC region. Caswell County, NC had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 4.00" with roughly 3,013 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Raleigh, NC Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 11 cities near Raleigh, NC. Danville, VA had the strongest mapped signal at 3.00", with an estimated 1,004 single-family homes exposed.
City cards show where the May 20, 2022 Raleigh, NC hail activity was mapped, but your ZIP can show a closer local signal. Get a free Hail Report by ZIP, and if the signal looks meaningful, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection to see whether an on-site roof or exterior review may be worth scheduling.
ZIP Codes Inside the Raleigh, NC Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 20, 2022 Raleigh, NC hail map spans 39 ZIP codes. ZIP 27379 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 4.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,286.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 20, 2022 hail map for Raleigh, NC currently list 3 public hail reports, 29 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2022 11:17 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NW New Hill | NC | REPORT FROM MPING OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL. |
May 20, 2022 11:40 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 WSW Garner | NC | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
May 20, 2022 11:48 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 SE Garner | NC | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2022 9:13 PM CT | 2 NE Glen Raven | NC | TREE DOWN ON INDIAN VALLEY DR. | |
May 20, 2022 9:15 PM CT | 2 NNE Burlington | NC | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE CITY OF BURLINGTON. | |
May 20, 2022 9:20 PM CT | 1 WSW Haw River | NC | TREE DOWN AT W MAIN ST AND HILL ST IN HAW RIVER. | |
May 20, 2022 10:05 PM CT | 1 WSW Chapel Hill | NC | TWO TREES DOWN IN CHAPEL HILL: ONE AT PRITCHARD AVE AND UMSTEAD DR... THE OTHER AT TAYLOR ST AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD. | |
May 20, 2022 10:18 PM CT | 2 N Staley | NC | THREE LARGE TRESS WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG THE ROCKY RIVER AND A SHEET METAL ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A BARN EAST OF STALEY. | |
May 20, 2022 10:23 PM CT | 2 ENE Durham | NC | TREE DOWN ON CALVIN ST IN DURHAM. | |
May 20, 2022 10:34 PM CT | 2 NNW Siler City | NC | POWER OUTAGES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SILER CITY DUE TO FALLEN TREES. | |
May 20, 2022 10:51 PM CT | 3 W Bynum | NC | TREE DOWN AT OLD GRAHAM RD AND THE PARKS DR. | |
May 20, 2022 11:10 PM CT | 5 SW Raleigh | NC | TREES DOWN NEAR AVENT FERRY RD AND ATHENS DR. | |
May 20, 2022 11:25 PM CT | 2 SSE Lake Wheeler | NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. | |
May 20, 2022 11:25 PM CT | 1 SSW Lake Wheeler | NC | BLANEY FRANKS ROAD CLOSED AT TUCKER DRIVE DUE TO MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. | |
May 20, 2022 11:28 PM CT | 4 SE Lake Wheeler | NC | LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF TEN TEN ROAD. | |
May 20, 2022 11:32 PM CT | 2 SSW Garner | NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT WAKE COUNTY... PARTICULARLY IN THE GARNER AREA. | |
May 20, 2022 11:45 PM CT | 1 W Clayton | NC | TREE ON A RESIDENCE ON SES DR IN CLAYTON. | |
May 21, 2022 12:05 AM CT | Selma | NC | TREE DOWN AT 909 W NOBLE ST. | |
May 21, 2022 12:19 AM CT | 1 NW Lucama | NC | POWER LINES DOWN ON THE 6200 BLOCK OF ST MARYS CHURCH RD. | |
May 21, 2022 12:21 AM CT | 1 NE Lucama | NC | TREE DOWN ON THE 5300 BLOCK OF BASS RD IN LUCAMA. | |
May 21, 2022 12:22 AM CT | 2 NE Lucama | NC | TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN ON THE 4700 BLOCK OF ST MARYS CHURCH RD IN LUCAMA. | |
May 21, 2022 12:23 AM CT | 3 NE Lucama | NC | TWO TREES DOWN AT BOSWELLVILLE RD AND ST MARYS CHURCH RD. | |
May 21, 2022 12:23 AM CT | 3 NE Lucama | NC | TWO TREES DOWN BLOCKING BOTH LANES ON THE 4700 BLOCK OF BOSWELLVILLE RD. | |
May 21, 2022 12:24 AM CT | 2 SE Lucama | NC | TREE DOWN AT ALTON RD AND I-795 N BLOCKING BOTH LANES. | |
May 21, 2022 12:24 AM CT | 4 NE Lucama | NC | TREE DOWN BLOCKING BOTH LANES AT THE 4200 BLOCK OF WIGGINS MILL RD. | |
May 21, 2022 12:25 AM CT | 2 SW Wilson | NC | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD AT THE 1800 BLOCK OF GLENDALE DR SW. | |
May 21, 2022 12:25 AM CT | 2 SW Wilson | NC | 2 POLES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD AT THE 2800 BLOCK OF FOREST HILLS RD SW. | |
May 21, 2022 12:27 AM CT | Black Creek | NC | TREE DOWN AT 5400 BLOCK OF CENTRAL RD. | |
May 21, 2022 12:28 AM CT | Wilson | NC | TREE DOWN AT PARK AVE W AND HINES ST W. | |
May 21, 2022 12:28 AM CT | 1 ESE Wilson | NC | TREE DOWN AT THE 200 BLOCK OF NASH ST NE. | |
May 21, 2022 12:40 AM CT | 2 SW Saratoga | NC | WIRES DOWN ALONG WITH A BLOWN TRANSFORMER AT NC HIGHWAY 222 AND SPEIGHT SCHOOL RD. | |
May 21, 2022 12:25 AM CT | 100 mph | 2 SW Wilson | NC | 19 UTILITY POLES WERE BROKEN AND KNOCKED DOWN ON FOREST HILLS RD. DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AROUND 100 MPH. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 20, 2022 Raleigh, NC storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Raleigh, NC Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Raleigh, NC region as the May 20, 2022 event. These related maps cover storm dates from May 4, 2022 through May 19, 2022, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 4.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 4.00", and the most recent map shown is from May 19, 2022.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Raleigh, NC
Not sure whether the May 20, 2022 Raleigh, NC hail map matters for your property? Start with a free Hail Report by Address to see whether hail activity was mapped for that property. If the property signal looks meaningful, you can choose a local pro serving the Raleigh, NC region and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before deciding whether an on-site roof or exterior review is worth scheduling.
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