Hail, McDowell
- When
- April 16, 1:26 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell County, 1.67 mi WSW of Greenlee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 35.660, -82.127
Media reported 3/4 inch hail along Highway 70 near Old Fort.
Hail in North Carolina, April 16, 2024
Isolated thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon. At least one of the storms produced notable hail.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 across western North Carolina during the afternoon. At least one of the storms produced notable hail.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:26 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1175265.