North Carolina hail map — May 8, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 4 North Carolina cities on May 8, 2025. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Kannapolis.
- Cities hit
- 4
- in North Carolina
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), 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 8, 2025
What people on the ground measured in North Carolina on May 8, 2025
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr2 NNE Thermal City, NC4:20 PM EDTMcDowell County
Emergency Management reports golf ball sized hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 NE Downtown Asheville, NC4:25 PM EDTBuncombe County
Video of Golf ball size hail near downtown Asheville via social media.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media2 SSE Swannanoa, NC4:37 PM EDTBuncombe County
Broadcast media reported a viewer near Swannanoa received golf-ball sized (~1.75 in.) hail. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 W Hudson, NC5:19 PM EDTCaldwell County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 N Downtown Asheville, NC4:21 PM EDTBuncombe County
mPING user reported ping-pong ball (1.50 in.) hail. Report time verified by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicWoodfin, NC4:55 PM EDTBuncombe County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Amateur Radio1 N Rutherfordton, NC6:33 PM EDTRutherford County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 NW Mulberry, NC6:45 PM EDTWilkes County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Cocorahs2 W Canto, NC3:40 PM EDTMadison County
CoCoRaHS observer reported pea-sized to half-dollar sized hail. Report time verified by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size NWS Employee2 NNW Rutherfordton, NC5:39 PM EDTRutherford County
Corrects previous hail report from 2 NNW Rutherfordton.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 S Patterson Springs, NC6:50 PM EDTCleveland County
mPING user reported half-dollar sized (1.25 in.) hail. Report time verified by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 S Traphill, NC7:08 PM EDTWilkes County
Half Dollar size hail reported in the area of Traphill in North Carolina via Social Media picture.
Showing the 12 largest of 62 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, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 4 North Carolina cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Kannapolis. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.