Hail, Scotland
- When
- April 3, 4:21 PM EST
- Where
- Scotland County, 6 mi NNW of Laurinburg
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -79.490
Hail in North Carolina, April 3, 2007
A warm front advected higher dewpoint air of lower to mid 60s into the southern piedmont and sandhills in the afternoon and evening hours. Strong insolation resulted in moderate instability across the south, however deep westerly flow kept thunderstorm coverage isolated.
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 RAH wrote it up.
A warm front advected higher dewpoint air of lower to mid 60s into the southern piedmont and sandhills in the afternoon and evening hours. Strong insolation resulted in moderate instability across the south, however deep westerly flow kept thunderstorm coverage isolated.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:22 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- April 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, 4.52 mi W of Pope Afb
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -79.060
Reported by military personnel.
Hail, Harnett
- When
- April 3, 8:23 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, 0.89 mi SE of Anderson Creek
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.271, -78.919
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- April 3, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Fayetteville Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -78.880
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 and Hail in Tennessee, April 3, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 2007
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- Rip Current in Florida, April 3, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 3 to 4, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 3, 2007
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 3, 2007
- Frost and Freeze in Nebraska, April 3 to 8, 2007
- Hail in Georgia, April 3, 2007
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 3, 2007
- Frost and Freeze in Kansas, April 3 to 8, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 3 to 4, 2007
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 14177, 14178, 14179, 14180.