Hail, Buncombe
- When
- April 19, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe County, Black Mtn
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -82.320
Hail covered the ground.
Hail in North Carolina, April 19, 2007
A few severe thunderstorms developed over the mountains and western foothills of North Carolina during the afternoon hours.
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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A few severe thunderstorms developed over the mountains and western foothills of North Carolina during the afternoon hours.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:10 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Polk
- When
- April 19, 3:34 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, 6 mi E of Columbus
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -82.094
Nickel size hail reported at the intersection of highway 9 and Landrum Rd.
Hail, Polk
- When
- April 19, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, 10 mi E of Columbus
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -82.023
Hail, Rutherford
- When
- April 19, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford County, 6 mi S of Forest City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.243, -81.880
Reported of off highway 221 in the Harris area.
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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- Hail in South Carolina, April 19, 2007
- Flooding in Indiana, April 19 to 23, 2007
- Flooding in New York, April 19 to 21, 2007
- Hail in Georgia, April 19, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 19 to 20, 2007
- Hail in South Carolina, April 19, 2007
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, April 2007
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: 29302, 29305, 29309, 29311.