Hail, Davie
- When
- May 28, 4:43 PM EST
- Where
- Davie County, 4 mi W of Farmington
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -80.600
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 2000
For the third time in four days severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging wind in spots along and north of the Interstate 40 corridor between Hickory and Greensboro. A 60 mph wind gust was estimated by a weather spotter north of Hickory.
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
- 6
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.
For the third time in four days severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging wind in spots along and north of the Interstate 40 corridor between Hickory and Greensboro. A 60 mph wind gust was estimated by a weather spotter north of Hickory.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Davie
- When
- May 28, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Davie County, Advance
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -80.417
Hail, Rowan
- When
- May 28, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan County, 10 mi SW of Salisbury
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.567, -80.633
Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba
- When
- May 28, 5:51 PM EST to 5:54 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba County, 3 mi NW of Hickory
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.767, -81.350
Hail, Catawba
- When
- May 28, 5:51 PM EST to 5:54 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba County, 3 mi NW of Hickory
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.767, -81.350
Hail, Davie
- When
- May 28, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Davie County, 10 mi N of Mocksville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -80.567
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.
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More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 2000
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: 5144948, 5144949, 5144950, 5144951, 5144952, 5144953.