Hail, Granville
- When
- September 7, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, 2.46 mi NNW of Lewis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.415, -78.590
Quarter size hail was reported along Gela Road near the town of Lewis.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 7, 2023
A lee trough east of the North Carolina Appalachians amid a warm and moist atmosphere led to the development of widely isolated showers and storms over the central North Carolina Piedmont in the evening hours. A few storms produced quarter-size hail and damaging winds over Stanly, Anson, and Granville Counties.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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 RAH wrote it up.
A lee trough east of the North Carolina Appalachians amid a warm and moist atmosphere led to the development of widely isolated showers and storms over the central North Carolina Piedmont in the evening hours. A few storms produced quarter-size hail and damaging winds over Stanly, Anson, and Granville Counties.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:12 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anson
- When
- September 7, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Anson County, 3.15 mi WNW of Bethel
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.923, -80.148
A couple of trees were blown down along Horton Rd near the town of Wadesboro.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly
- When
- September 7, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, 0.67 mi E of Richfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -80.258
One tree was reported down in the Richfield area near the intersection of Moss St and N Main St.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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: 1141236, 1141237, 1141238.