Hail, Union
- When
- May 25, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Waxhaw
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.917, -80.750
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 25, 2000
Two severe thunderstorms affected Union county late in the afternoon and then later on in the evening. Large hail fell in and south of Waxhaw in the afternoon.
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 GSP wrote it up.
Two severe thunderstorms affected Union county late in the afternoon and then later on in the evening. Large hail fell in and south of Waxhaw in the afternoon. Quarter size hail was reported west of Monroe and straight-line winds blew down trees and power lines in Waxhaw later in the evening.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Union
- When
- May 25, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 2 mi W of Monroe
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.983, -80.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- May 25, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Waxhaw
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.917, -80.750
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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: 5145472, 5145473, 5145474.