Hail, Davidson
- When
- April 17, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson County, Thomasville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.880, -80.080
Hail in North Carolina, April 17, 1998
An isolated severe thunderstorm dropped dime to nickel size hail in many locations in northeast Davidson, southwest Guilford, and northern Randolph counties. The cities and communities hit the hardest by the hail event were Thomasville, High Point, north Archdale, and near Randleman.
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
- 3
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 RAH wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm dropped dime to nickel size hail in many locations in northeast Davidson, southwest Guilford, and northern Randolph counties. The cities and communities hit the hardest by the hail event were Thomasville, High Point, north Archdale, and near Randleman.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Guilford
- When
- April 17, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, High Pt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -80.000
Hail, Randolph
- When
- April 17, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, 5 mi NW of Randleman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -79.880
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, April 17, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, April 17, 1998
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 17 to 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, April 17, 1998
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 17 to 24, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 17 to 18, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 17, 1998
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, April 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 17, 1998
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: 5641727, 5641728, 5641729.