North Carolina, 2010

Hail 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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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

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.

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 231356, 231357, 231361, 231364, 231366, 231367.