Hail, Iredell
- When
- April 29, 2:15 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, Troutman
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -80.900
Hail in North Carolina, April 29, 2000
A severe thunderstorm dumped large hail, mostly the size of quarters, but some as large as golf balls, for 15 minutes. Hail covered the ground to a depth of greater than one inch.
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 severe thunderstorm dumped large hail, mostly the size of quarters, but some as large as golf balls, for 15 minutes. Hail covered the ground to a depth of greater than one inch.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:17 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.
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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: 5141820.