Hail, Beaufort
- When
- July 24, 10:56 AM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, 0.69 mi S of Chocowinity
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 35.510, -77.100
Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, July 24, 2014
The combination of a cold front approaching from the west and the sea breeze led to numerous showers and a few thunderstorms during the afternoon of July 24th across eastern North Carolina. One storm became severe produce hail across Beaufort County.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
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- 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
- 3
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.
The combination of a cold front approaching from the west and the sea breeze led to numerous showers and a few thunderstorms during the afternoon of July 24th across eastern North Carolina. One storm became severe produce hail across Beaufort County. Heavy rain produced flooding over parts of Carteret County.
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:56 UTC.
Event by event
2 flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Carteret
- When
- July 24, 3:45 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carteret County, Beaufort to 0.68 mi SSW of Beaufort
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -76.650
Heavy rain produced flooding across much of Beaufort. Numerous roads were impassable with water up to two feet deep.
Flood, Carteret
- When
- July 24, 4:45 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Carteret County, 1.02 mi S of Edgewater to 0.76 mi S of Edgewater
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 34.735, -76.797
Heavy rain led to flooding along Highway 70 just west of Morehead City. One car drove into a flooded ditch and stalled in water up to 3 feet deep.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 526990, 526984, 526989.