Hail, Cleveland
- When
- July 1, 1:03 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland County, 0.47 mi SSE of Metcalf
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.364, -81.576
Hail was reported at the intersection of Double Shoals Rd and Polktown Rd.
Hail in North Carolina, July 1, 2009
An isolated thunderstorm produced large hail over the western Piedmont 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
- 1
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.
An isolated thunderstorm produced large hail over the western Piedmont of North Carolina during the afternoon hours.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:04 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, July 1, 2009
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 1, 2009
- Flooding in North Dakota, July 1 to 31, 2009
- Tornado and Flood in Florida, July 1 to 3, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, July 1, 2009
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Connecticut, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Rhode Island, July 1, 2009
- Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2009
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 1, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flood in Connecticut, July 1, 2009
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2009
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: 189818.