Rocky Mount, North Carolina Hail Report and Map: September 4, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) September 4, 2026

Was there hail in Rocky Mount, NC on September 4, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 0.89 inch inside the town limits of Rocky Mount on September 4, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 25% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 2.02 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 29 miles northeast of Rocky Mount, NC. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 3:25 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. ET on September 4, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Rocky Mount, NC on September 4, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	September 4, 2026 (Friday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	2.02 inches; strongest part of the swath about 29 miles northeast of Rocky Mount, NC
Maximum radar estimate inside Rocky Mount	0.89 inch
Share of Rocky Mount with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	25%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 3:25 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. ET on September 4, 2026 (Eastern time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Halifax County (317 sq mi), Nash County (214 sq mi), Bertie County (191 sq mi), Northampton County (125 sq mi), Edgecombe County (100 sq mi) and Franklin County (73 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 1,070 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 148 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on September 4, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Speed, NC		1.71 inches	100%
Castalia, NC		1.17 inches	100%
Enfield, NC	Halifax County	1.02 inches	100%
Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County	0.89 inch	25%
Lasker, NC		0.87 inch	54%
Momeyer, NC		0.86 inch	100%
Kelford, NC		0.84 inch	100%
Roxobel, NC		0.8 inch	97%
Rich Square, NC	Northampton County	0.79 inch	64%
Scotland Neck, NC	Halifax County	0.75 inch	100%

How big was the hail in Rocky Mount?

Radar estimated hail up to 0.89 inch inside the town limits of Rocky Mount. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.71 inches inside the limits of Speed. The maximum estimates in Enfield, Scotland Neck and Rich Square were 1.02 inches or less. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 3:25 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. ET on September 4, 2026. We used 275 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.