Hail, Alamance
- When
- July 27, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, 4.53 mi E of Kimesville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.960, -79.470
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 27, 2008
Scattered afternoon and late evening thunderstorms developed over the area. The combination of strong instability with steep low-level lapse rates produced large hail and damaging downbursts in the stronger storms.
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
- 7
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.
Scattered afternoon and late evening thunderstorms developed over the area. The combination of strong instability with steep low-level lapse rates produced large hail and damaging downbursts in the stronger storms.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:35 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Vance
- When
- July 27, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Vance County, 0.69 mi S of Brookston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.360, -78.330
Quarter size hail was reported just outside of the Cokesbury Community.
Hail, Warren
- When
- July 27, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, 0.69 mi N of Afton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 36.340, -78.220
Automobile sustained damaged from golfball size hail.
Hail, Lee
- When
- July 27, 5:02 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, 1.78 mi SW of Sanford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.460, -79.200
Quarter size hail was reported on Buffalo Church Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- July 27, 5:08 PM EST to 5:09 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, 2.35 mi WSW of Sanford to 1.78 mi SW of Sanford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -79.220
Two trees were blown down near Sanford. One tree fell down on Buffalo Church Road. Another tree was reported down, blocking traffic on Carbonton Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- July 27, 9:45 PM EST to 10:11 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 2.82 mi SSW of Buckhorn to 0.87 mi ENE of Chapel Hill Wllms Ar
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 36.010, -79.230
Several trees were blown down across southern portions of the county. Two trees were blown down on Oak Grove Church Road. Two additional trees were blown down on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and near the intersection of Caswell and Clayton Roads.
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- July 27, 11:40 PM EST
- Where
- Moore County, 1.32 mi WNW of Carthage
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.360, -79.440
Several large trees were blown down. The downed trees blocked traffic on Highway 24, one mile west of Carthage.
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.
The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 108102, 108119, 108121, 108105, 108108, 108136, 108109.