North Carolina, 2010Hail in North Carolina, May 6, 2010
May 6, 2010 · NWS GSP · 6 events in 2 counties and zones
A few thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina mountains during the early evening hours as a weak cold front moved into the region. Some of the thunderstorms produced large hail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
A few thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina mountains during the early evening hours as a weak cold front moved into the region. Some of the thunderstorms produced large hail.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- May 6, 3:44 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 2.94 mi SSW of Valley Hill
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.261, -82.500
Marble to quarter size hail was reported on Crab Creek Rd, about 4.5 miles southwest of Hendersonville.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- May 6, 3:44 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 2.83 mi N of Lead
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.240, -82.488
Hail, Henderson
- When
- May 6, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 2.94 mi SSW of Valley Hill
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.261, -82.500
Hail, Henderson
- When
- May 6, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 2.94 mi SSW of Valley Hill
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.261, -82.500
This was the third report of hail at this spotter's house for the day.
Hail, Transylvania
- When
- May 6, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania County, 1.13 mi E of Penrose
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -82.630
Hail, Transylvania
- When
- May 6, 5:04 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania County, 1.38 mi S of Grange
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.210, -82.630
Hail was reported at the Cascade Lake Recreation area.
- 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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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 231356, 231357, 231361, 231364, 231366, 231367.