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 1.00". There are 1 public hail reports, 27 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 23, 2022 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Raleigh, NC Hail Map
The May 23, 2022 hail swath map for Raleigh, NC covers approximately 307 square miles and includes an estimated 101,395 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 159 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 51,738 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 159 sq mi | 44,309 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 115 sq mi | 51,738 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 27 sq mi | 4,608 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 6 sq mi | 740 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Raleigh, NC Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 23, 2022 hail swath map area for Raleigh, NC, HailGeeks estimates 40,535 single-family homes, 4,427 townhomes, and 10,947 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 21,077 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 17,273 | 2,111 | 5,048 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 21,077 | 2,261 | 5,387 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,967 | 55 | 349 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 218 | 0 | 163 |
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Counties Inside the Raleigh, NC Hail Map
Hail from the May 23, 2022 storm was mapped across 16 counties in the Raleigh, NC region. Lee County, NC had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.00" with roughly 1,796 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Raleigh, NC Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 17 cities near Raleigh, NC. Sanford, NC had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 1,256 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Raleigh, NC Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 23, 2022 Raleigh, NC hail map spans 22 ZIP codes. ZIP 27330 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,796.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 23, 2022 hail map for Raleigh, NC currently list 1 public hail reports, 27 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 23, 2022 4:24 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 S Sandy Bottom | NC | PUBLIC REPORTED AT LEAST QUARTER SIZE HAIL LASTING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 24, 2022 3:18 AM CT | 3 SSE Bethel | NC | 911 CENTER REPORTS 1 TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF HODGES DAIRY RD AND STEVE SMITH RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 1:55 PM CT | Robbins | NC | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON E LINDALE DR IN ROBBINS. MULTIPLE OTHER TREES DOWN IN THE ROBBINS AREA. | |
May 23, 2022 1:57 PM CT | 1 NE Taylortown | NC | ONE TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MURDOCKSVILLE ROAD AND JUNIPER LAKE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 2:08 PM CT | 2 SE Carthage | NC | ONE TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FREEMAN ROAD AND BRANCH ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 2:10 PM CT | 7 N Carthage | NC | TWO TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY NEAR GLENDON CARTHAGE ROAD AND S CARBONTON ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 2:25 PM CT | 4 WSW Moncure | NC | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON DEEP RIVER ROAD. | |
May 23, 2022 2:25 PM CT | 1 E Haw River | NC | LARGE DOWNED TREE ALSO BROUGHT DOWN POWERLINES NEAR TROLLINGWOOD ROAD AND STONE STREET. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 2:29 PM CT | 1 ENE Sanford | NC | TREE BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF MCIVER ST AND 7TH STREET IN SANFORD. | |
May 23, 2022 2:32 PM CT | Sanford | NC | TREE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CARTHAGE ST AND CARBONTON RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 2:34 PM CT | 1 N Efland | NC | TREE DOWN AT EFLAND-CEDAR GROVE RD AND US HIGHWAY 70 W. | |
May 23, 2022 2:40 PM CT | 1 SW Teer | NC | TREE DOWN AT NC HIGHWAY 54 W AND STANFORD RD. | |
May 23, 2022 2:46 PM CT | 5 SE Moncure | NC | DOWNED TREES ON POWER EQUIPMENT AND LINES. | |
May 23, 2022 3:04 PM CT | 1 NNE Bethesda | NC | NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED ALONG HIGHWAY 70 NEAR LAUREL DR. | |
May 23, 2022 3:05 PM CT | 3 NNE Durham | NC | TREES DOWN IN NORTHGATE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH OF DOWNTOWN DURHAM. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 3:10 PM CT | 5 W Gorman | NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY... INCLUDING DOWNED TREES ON HOMES. | |
May 23, 2022 3:10 PM CT | 2 SW Topnot | NC | 911 CENTER REPORTS 2 TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF MARY JANE BIGELOW RD AND BURTON CHAPEL RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 3:14 PM CT | 3 ENE Clayton | NC | TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES. | |
May 23, 2022 3:16 PM CT | 7 SE Gorman | NC | FALLEN TREES ON POWER EQUIPMENT. | |
May 23, 2022 3:23 PM CT | 4 NW Flowers | NC | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE. | |
May 23, 2022 3:23 PM CT | 2 WNW Pelham | NC | 911 CENTER REPORTS 1 TREE DOWN ON RED MARSHALL RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 3:30 PM CT | 2 SSE Providence | NC | 911 CENTER REPORTS 1 TREE DOWN NEAR OLD NC HIGHWAY 86 AND BLANCH RD EXTENSION. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 3:45 PM CT | 3 SW Ingleside | NC | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER-LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. | |
May 23, 2022 4:08 PM CT | Strabane | NC | A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A MICROBURST AS IT MOVED ACROSS STRABANE IN SOUTHWESTERN LENOIR COUNTY. THE INTENSE WINDS BEGAN IN AN OPEN FIELD JUST WEST OF SMITH-GRADY ROAD... AND THEN DAMAGED SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND TREES ACROSS THE ROAD. OF NOTE SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES HAD LARGE PORTIONS OF THEIR CANOPY BROKEN OFF... INCLUDING ONE UPROOTED TREE. ADDITIONALLY... A TRUCK TRAILER WAS FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE AND A LARGE GARAGE OUTBUILDING WAS SHIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION BY THE WINDS. THE MICROBURST CONTINUED EASTWARD BLOWING LARGE LIMBS THROUGH THE ADJACENT FARM FIELD AND INTO THE STRAYBANE MOBILE HOME PARK. HERE NOT MUCH DAMAGE WAS SEEN OTHER THAN UNDERPINNING DAMAGE TO SEVERAL TRAILERS. FINALLY... ADDITIONAL HARDWOOD TREE DAMAGE WAS SEEN ABOUT A HALF MILE TO THE EAST JUST SOUTH OF NC 55. HERE A FEW LARGE (BUT WEAKENED) TREE LIMBS WERE BROKEN OFF IN A CONCENTRATED AREA. | |
May 23, 2022 4:10 PM CT | 3 SW Sandy Bottom | NC | DAMAGE TO AN OUT BUILDING SMITH GRADY ROAD. | |
May 23, 2022 4:22 PM CT | 2 SW Sandy Bottom | NC | PUBLIC REPORTS POWER POLE SNAPPED ALONG BLAND HOWELL RD. TIME BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 4:22 PM CT | 4 WSW Sandy Bottom | NC | LAW ENFORCEMENT RELAYED REPORT OF DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE ALONG HWY 55 NEAR MOSS HILL. TIME BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 23, 2022 4:23 PM CT | 2 SSW Sandy Bottom | NC | LARGE PINE TREE SNAPPED AS WELL AS OTHER LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON BLAND HOWELL RD. |
| 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 23, 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 23, 2022 event. These related maps cover storm dates from May 16, 2022 through May 22, 2022, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 1.00" to 4.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 4.00", and the most recent map shown is from May 22, 2022.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Raleigh, NC
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