North Carolina hail map — May 26, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 North Carolina city on May 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Wake Forest.
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- Cities hit
- 1
- in North Carolina
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- 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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North Carolina cities hit on May 26, 2024
What people on the ground measured in North Carolina on May 26, 2024
9 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Broadcast MediaBurnsville, NC4:53 PM EDTYancey County
Picture of ping pong ball size hail in the Burnsville area.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicHiawasse Dam, NC5:35 PM EDTCherokee County
Public report of Ping Pong sized hail near Hiawasse Dam.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 S Walnut, NC5:00 PM EDTMadison County
Nickel to quarter size hail observed near the French Broad River between Marshall and Hot Springs.
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur Radio1 ENE Marble, NC5:54 PM EDTCherokee County
Quarter size hail report near Marble North Carolina passed along by HAM operators.
- 1.00″ quarter size 911 Call Center4 NNE Shooting Creek, NC6:22 PM EDTClay County
Dispatch report of quarter size hail and strong gusty winds a few miles north of Shooting Creek. No reports of downed trees at this time.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Rainbow Springs, NC6:35 PM EDTMacon County
Dime to quarter size hail fell at a campground on W Old Murphy Rd near Hwy 64.
- 0.75″ penny size Emergency MngrFranklinton, NC11:03 PM EDTFranklin County
Penny sized hail in Franklinton.
- 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter4 E Canton, NC3:32 PM EDTHaywood County
Lots of pea to marble sized hail falling just off I-40 at the Haywood and Buncombe County border. Very little wind at this time.
- 0.50″ penny size Public1 E Piney Creek, NC5:30 PM EDTAlleghany County
10 minutes of hail from 1/4 to 1/2 inch reported by the public.
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 26, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 North Carolina city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Wake Forest. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.