Hail, Union
- When
- March 15, 3:21 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Mineral Spg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -80.670
Hail in North Carolina, March 15, 1996
A developing squall line caused large hail in the mountains before moving into South Carolina. As the storm system moved rapidly east it again caused damage in North Carolina - this time in the piedmont around Gastonia.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A developing squall line caused large hail in the mountains before moving into South Carolina. As the storm system moved rapidly east it again caused damage in North Carolina - this time in the piedmont around Gastonia. A 30 foot section of the roof was blown off the loading dock at Eastridge Mall. Wind damage was also reported in Bessemer City and large hail fell in Union county.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:20 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5540705.