North Carolina, 1996

Hail in North Carolina, March 16, 1996

March 16, 1996 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstorms redeveloped quickly and dropped more large hail. These hailstorms were very damaging from Catawba into Statesville with numerous cars damaged.

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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.

Severe thunderstorms redeveloped quickly and dropped more large hail. These hailstorms were very damaging from Catawba into Statesville with numerous cars damaged. Damage estimates are not available at this time.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:30 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Davie

When
March 16, 10:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Davie County, Mocksville
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.900, -80.570

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5541397.