North Carolina, 2009

Hail in North Carolina, July 12, 2009

July 12, 2009 · NWS MHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold front and unstable atmosphere provided the focus for isolated severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon and early evening hours.

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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 MHX wrote it up.

A cold front and unstable atmosphere provided the focus for isolated severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon and early evening hours.

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:12 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pamlico

When
July 12, 7:10 PM EST
Where
Pamlico County, 1 mi N of Grantsboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
35.164, -76.850

Penny size hail reported.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 179552.