North Carolina hail map — May 8, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 6 North Carolina cities on May 8, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Gastonia.
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- Cities hit
- 6
- in North Carolina
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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What people on the ground measured in North Carolina on May 8, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 3.00″ baseball size PublicBarnardsville, NC1:50 PM EDTBuncombe County
- 2.75″ baseball size Fire Dept/RescueLake Lure, NC2:21 PM EDTRutherford County
Fire Marshall reported baseball size hail in Lake Lure.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Emergency MngrBarnardsville, NC1:25 PM EDTBuncombe County
Egg size hail reported. Hail broke 22 car windshields.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicMars Hill, NC1:10 PM EDTMadison County
Golf Ball sized Hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public5 SSE Shingle Hollow, NC2:44 PM EDTRutherford County
Golf ball hail observed at the Family Dollar in Green Hill. Trees were also downed in the area.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 S Lumberton, NC5:54 PM EDTRobeson County
Golf ball size hail falling on Alamac Road
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 NW Riegelwood, NC6:16 PM EDTColumbus County
Golfball sized hail near intersection of NC Highway 11 and NC Highway 87.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Fire Dept/Rescue3 SE Pembroke, NC6:29 PM EDTRobeson County
Golfball sized hail on Chicken Road - reported by Pembroke Rescue Squad.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 SW Riegelwood, NC7:10 PM EDTColumbus County
Golfball sized hail just west of the intersection between NC Highway 87 and US Highways 74/76.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SSW Fairview, NC1:50 PM EDTBuncombe County
Half Dollar sized Hail near Fairview NC.
- 1.00″ quarter size 911 Call CenterMarshall, NC12:55 PM EDTMadison County
Quarter sized Hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 NNW Barnardsville, NC1:27 PM EDTMadison County
Showing the 12 largest of 19 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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North Carolina hail on May 8, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 6 North Carolina cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Gastonia. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.