Hail, Camden
- When
- May 24, 7:57 PM EST to 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Camden County, Camden
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.933, -75.117
Hail in New Jersey, May 24, 2000
A severe thunderstorm produced a wide swath of large hail across several municipalities, mainly in the northwest half of Camden County. Penny to quarter size hail was reported in Camden, Gloucester Township, Somerdale, Lindenwold, Pine Hill and Atco.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 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 PHI wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced a wide swath of large hail across several municipalities, mainly in the northwest half of Camden County. Penny to quarter size hail was reported in Camden, Gloucester Township, Somerdale, Lindenwold, Pine Hill and Atco. The largest reported hail (quarter size) fell in Lindenwold.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5146755.