North Carolina, 2019

Hail in North Carolina, September 30, 2019

September 30, 2019 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Isolated thunderstorms developed near the North Carolina Blue Ridge during the afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced brief large hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Isolated thunderstorms developed near the North Carolina Blue Ridge during the afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced brief large hail.

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:05 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caldwell

When
September 30, 2:05 PM EST
Where
Caldwell County, 57.44 mi SW of Hartland
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.260, -82.370

Public reported dime to quarter size hail on Macedonia Rd.

Hail, Caldwell

When
September 30, 5:52 PM EST
Where
Caldwell County, 1.68 mi E of Rhodhiss
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
35.780, -81.400

Amateur radio reported quarter size hail on River Bend Dr near Highway 321.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 857359, 857358.