Asheville, NC

Hail map for Asheville, NC — May 8, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Asheville on May 8, 2025.

Hail swath map for Asheville, NC on May 8, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Max hail size
1.00″
quarter
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size
Size bands over the city
1
distinct radar bands
Measured on the ground
1.75″
1.5 mi away · Public

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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What people on the ground measured in Asheville, NC 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 Public
    1 NE Downtown Asheville, NC · 1.5 mi away4:25 PM EDTBuncombe County

    Video of Golf ball size hail near downtown Asheville via social media.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
    2 SSE Swannanoa, NC · 10.0 mi away4:37 PM EDTBuncombe County

    Broadcast media reported a viewer near Swannanoa received golf-ball sized (~1.75 in.) hail. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    1 N Downtown Asheville, NC · 0.8 mi away4:21 PM EDTBuncombe County

    mPING user reported ping-pong ball (1.50 in.) hail. Report time verified by radar.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    Woodfin, NC · 2.5 mi away4:55 PM EDTBuncombe County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    1 NNW Downtown Ashevill, NC · 0.8 mi away4:15 PM EDTBuncombe County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Woodfin, NC · 3.4 mi away4:25 PM EDTBuncombe County

    Reports and pictures of quarter size hail near Woodfin, North Carolina.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    4 E Downtown Asheville, NC · 4.2 mi away4:28 PM EDTBuncombe County

    mPING user reported quarter-sized (1.00 in.) hail. Report time verified by radar.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    4 SW Woodfin, NC · 4.3 mi away4:20 PM EDTBuncombe County

    mPING user reported quarter-sized (1.00 in.) hail. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    3 WSW Woodfin, NC · 4.5 mi away4:35 PM EDTBuncombe County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Leicester, NC · 8.4 mi away4:07 PM EDTBuncombe County

    mPING user reported quarter-sized (1.00 in.) hail. Time estimated by radar.

  • 0.88″ penny size Public
    3 SW Woodfin, NC · 3.7 mi away4:15 PM EDTBuncombe County

    Public report of nickel size hail.

  • 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter
    2 WNW Black Mountain, NC · 11.0 mi away9:10 PM EDTBuncombe County

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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Asheville hail on May 8, 2025

NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Asheville that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.

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