Hail, Cherokee
- When
- March 31, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Murphy
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.134, -84.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 31, 1993
14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- March 31, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Murphy
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.134, -84.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Graham
- When
- March 31, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Graham County, Robbinsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Henderson
- When
- March 31, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, Hendersonville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Macon
- When
- March 31, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Macon County, Countywide
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Jackson
- When
- March 31, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Cashiers
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Rutherford
- When
- March 31, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford County, Rutherfordton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.402, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Cleveland
- When
- March 31, 7:46 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland County, Polkville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Yadkin
- When
- March 31, 8:35 PM EST
- Where
- Yadkin County, Yadkinville
- Coordinates
- 36.161, -80.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- March 31, 8:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Boger City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Yadkin
- When
- March 31, 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- Yadkin County, Yadkinville
- Coordinates
- 36.161, -80.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Transylvania
- When
- March 31, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania County, Lake Toxaway
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Transylvania
- When
- March 31, 9:15 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania County, Pisgah Forest
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- March 31, 9:15 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, Mooresville
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Henderson
- When
- March 31, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, S Portion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Macon
- When
- March 31, 9:43 PM EST
- Where
- Macon County, Highlands
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Polk
- When
- March 31, 9:43 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Saluda
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.279, -82.170 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, March 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 31, 1993
- Hail in Arkansas, March 31, 1993
- Hail in Indiana, March 31, 1993
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10338999, 10339000, 10338260, 10338701, 10338393, 10338320, 10337861, 10339068, 10337889, 10338382, 10337890, 10337031, 10337032, 10338309, 10338702, 10338394, 10338772.