Hail, Granville
- When
- May 14, 7:15 AM EST
- Where
- Granville County, Oak Hill
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.433, -78.717
HAIL COVERING THE GROUND SEVERAL INCHES DEEP.
Hail in North Carolina, May 14, 2006
4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 4
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 14, 2:23 AM EST, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 2:23 AM EST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 323 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NC IN ASSOCIATION WITH INCREASING SYNOPTIC ASCENT AS DEEP H5 LOW CONTINUES MOVING SE TOWARDS THE AREA AND STRONG H5 JET BEGINS TO PIVOT AROUND THE BASE...EJECTING DOWNSTREAM INTO NC. VWPS FROM GSP...CAE AND RAH SHOW 30-40 KT SW LLJ AT 1-2KFT ALREADY ESTABLISHED AND HELPING TO ADVECT MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AREA AFTER DEWPOINTS PLUNGED INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS/STORMS CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG A LINE JUST EAST OF CHARLOTTE AND NORTH TO GREENSBORO WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST THIS MORNING THROUGH CENTRAL NC...DRIVEN BY UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. SEVERE WEATHER IS THE PRIMARY FORECAST PROBLEM THIS AFTERNOON AS H5 LOW/COLDPOOL ALOFT ADVANCES SOUTHEAST TO THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS AND STRONG H5 JET PIVOTS AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW...PLACING CENTRAL NC IN A LEFT EXIT REGION DURING MAX DIURNAL HEATING LATER TODAY. SFC LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER NC/VA LATER TODAY WILL ALSO HELP BACK SFC WINDS AND ALLOW MORE FAVORABLE DIRECTIONAL SHEAR. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW VERY STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND FAIRLY STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SHEAR PROFILES ARE STRONG AND SUGGEST ORGANIZED STORM STRUCTURES...INCLUDING THE THREAT FOR SUPERCELLS. PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL LIKELY BE HAIL AND WIND WITH VERY LOW FREEZING/WBZ LEVELS (8-9KFT) AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT...HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LIMITING FACTORS FOR SEVERE WX THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE THE EXTENT OF CLOUD COVER/AMOUNT OF INSOLATION AND AVAILABLE MOISTURE...WITH DEWPOINTS CURRENTLY IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S. ALSO...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING CENTRAL NC THIS MORNING WILL HELP TO WORK OVER THE ATMOSPHERE...PERHAPS HINDERING DEVELOPMENT LATER IN THE DAY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AFTER A BRIEF LULL ON MONDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FIRST SFC WAVE TO AFFECT THE AREA...ANOTHER SFC WAVE WILL DEVELOP AND LINGER AROUND ON MON-TUE...BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA. H5 LOW WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO SHIFT NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND LATER IN THE DAY TUE. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... FLOW STAYS MERIDIONAL THROUGH THURSDAY WITH RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN US AND TROF OVER THE EASTERN US...BECOMING MORE ZONAL BY THIS WEEKEND. LITTLE CHANGE MADE TO LONG TERM FORECAST. && .AVIATION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH CENTRAL NC FROM THE WEST TODAY AND CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE FORWARD EDGE OF A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT ROUNDING THE BASE OF AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. WIDESPREAD SCT TO BKN LAYERS OF STRATOCUMULUS AND ALTOCUMULUS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD WITH BASES OF 4 TO 8 THSD FT. VSBY SHOULD BE UNRESTRICTED EXCEPT LOCALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. -RFG && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...VINCENT LONG TERM...VINCENT AVIATION...RFG
Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 5:07 AM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 607 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-151015- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 607 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL ENERGIZE A COLD FRONT AS IT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND CROSSES CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. THIS WILL ADD TO AN ALREADY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND INCREASE THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING EARLY TODAY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. BUT A MORE VIGOROUS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO FORM TO OUR WEST AND SOUTHWEST EARLY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT BEFORE 5 PM AND THROUGH THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN BEFORE 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL. STRONG...DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN HALF...INCLUDING THE SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MAINLY BETWEEN 100 PM AND 800 PM. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THREATENING WEATHER OF ANY KIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 21
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 14, 3:27 AM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 427 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-141600- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON... WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO... HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG... NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO... RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY... SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO... ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON 427 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MAINLY BETWEEN 100 PM AND 800 PM. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THREATENING WEATHER OF ANY KIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL ENERGIZE A COLD FRONT AS IT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND CROSSES CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. THIS WILL ADD TO AN ALREADY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND INCREASE THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING EARLY TODAY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. BUT A MORE VIGOROUS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO FORM TO OUR WEST AND SOUTHWEST EARLY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT BEFORE 5 PM AND THROUGH THE SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAIN BEFORE 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL. STRONG...DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN HALF...INCLUDING THE SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. RFG
Local storm report, May 14, 3:30 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
430 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 AM HAIL CHAPEL HILL 35.93N 79.04W
05/14/2006 E0.25 INCH ORANGE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL FALLING AT MANNING DRIVE
IN CHAPEL HILL AT 420 AM.
&&
VINCENTThe radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:16 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Granville
- When
- May 14, 7:50 AM EST
- Where
- Granville County, Stovall
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -78.567
Hail, Warren
- When
- May 14, 8:50 AM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Norlina
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -78.200
Hail, Warren
- When
- May 14, 8:51 AM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Norlina
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -78.200
REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HYCO ROAD AND HWY 158.
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
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 14, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 14, 2006
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 14, 2006
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 14, 2006
- Hail in Louisiana, May 14, 2006
- Hail in Georgia, May 14, 2006
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 14, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 14, 2006
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, May 14, 2006
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 14, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 14, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 14, 2006
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 2006
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: 5507120, 5507121, 5507122, 5507123.