North Carolina, 1993

Hail in North Carolina, May 13, 1993

May 13, 1993 · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Henderson

When
May 13, 2:20 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, Rutherford

When
May 13, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Rutherford County, Bostic
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.402, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rutherford

When
May 13, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Rutherford County, Rutherfordton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.402, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 13, 2:40 PM EST
Where
Lincoln County, Western
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 13, 3:28 PM EST
Where
Lincoln County, Lincolnton
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 13, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Lincoln County, Iron Station
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gaston

When
May 13, 4:01 PM EST
Where
Gaston County, Cherryville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mecklenburg

When
May 13, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Mecklenburg County, Huntersville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.247, -80.833 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10338703, 10337862, 10337863, 10338384, 10338385, 10338386, 10338246, 10338415.