Hail, Pender
- When
- April 21, 3:40 PM EST to 3:42 PM EST
- Where
- Pender County, 10.53 mi ENE of Shelter Neck
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 34.685, -77.682
Hail covered the ground along State Route 53.
Hail in North Carolina, April 21, 2008
Low pressure aloft and associated cold pool passed directly over the forecast area during the day. Lapse rates became very steep during the afternoon as a result of cold air aloft and daytime heating.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 5
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 ILM wrote it up.
Low pressure aloft and associated cold pool passed directly over the forecast area during the day. Lapse rates became very steep during the afternoon as a result of cold air aloft and daytime heating. Wet bulb zero heights were very low. As a result, an area of convection developed and quickly became severe across northeast portions of the ILM CWA.
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:38 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brunswick
- When
- April 21, 4:55 PM EST to 4:56 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, 1.46 mi SSE of North West
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 34.311, -78.159
The fire department reported hail up to the size of pennies.
Hail, New Hanover
- When
- April 21, 5:55 PM EST to 5:56 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, 1.13 mi E of Fernside
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -77.860
The public reported pea to penny size hail. The report was relayed via WECT television station.
Hail, New Hanover
- When
- April 21, 6:06 PM EST to 6:07 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, 1.21 mi SSW of Seagate
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 34.203, -77.856
National Weather Service employee reported penny size hail.
Hail, New Hanover
- When
- April 21, 6:24 PM EST to 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, 0.51 mi SW of Masonboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 34.174, -77.856
National Weather Service employee measured three-quarter inch hail.
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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- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, April 21, 2008
- Flooding in West Virginia, April 21, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 21, 2008
- Hail in Iowa, April 21 to 22, 2008
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, April 21, 2008
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: 91499, 91501, 91502, 91503, 91504.