North Carolina, 2024

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024 · NWS RAH · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

A surface cold front draped across southwest Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and northern Alabama and Mississippi led to the development of scattered showers and storms across the southern Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain of central North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours. Several of the storms produced damaging winds and ping pong ball size hail.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$32,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 surface cold front draped across southwest Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and northern Alabama and Mississippi led to the development of scattered showers and storms across the southern Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain of central North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours. Several of the storms produced damaging winds and ping pong ball size hail.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:06 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
May 10, 3:06 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 1.13 mi W of (Fbg)ft Bragg
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.170, -79.020

A peak wind gust of 66 mph was reported at the Pope Army Airfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
May 10, 3:09 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 0.82 mi NNE of (Fbg)ft Bragg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.181, -78.993

A tree was reported to have fallen on a home near the intersection of Odell Rd and Goodyear Dr.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
May 10, 3:09 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 0.88 mi NNE of (Fbg)ft Bragg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.182, -78.996

A roof was blown off of a mobile home along Romie St in Spring Lake.

Hail, Sampson

When
May 10, 3:21 PM EST
Where
Sampson County, 0.54 mi E of Garland
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.780, -78.390

Hail with diameter of 1.75 inches was reported near the intersection of N Grant Ave and E Front St in Garland.

Hail, Wilson

When
May 10, 3:24 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, 0.5 mi NE of Saratoga
Measured
1.5 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.656, -77.774

The public reported ping pong ball size hail near the intersection of Page St and Church St in Saratoga. This hail damaged a car and a metal roof of a pavilion.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
May 10, 5:40 PM EST
Where
Franklin County, 1.99 mi SSW of Daddysville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.873, -78.232

A tree snapped and fell on a car in Zebulon along Carlyle Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When
May 10, 5:59 PM EST
Where
Richmond County, 0.48 mi NNE of Osborne
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
34.856, -79.745

Power outages were reported due to fallen trees near the town of Osborne.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 1173303, 1173298, 1173299, 1173294, 1173295, 1173300, 1173302.