Hail, Iredell
- When
- March 12, 7:40 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, 1.53 mi NW of Barium Spgs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.738, -80.916
Public reported 3/4 inch hail off Wallace Springs Rd.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 12, 2026
A line of showers and thunderstorms moved across western North Carolina in advance of a cold front. The storms produced isolated pockets of damaging wind gusts in the Piedmont.
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
- $10,000
- 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 GSP wrote it up.
A line of showers and thunderstorms moved across western North Carolina in advance of a cold front. The storms produced isolated pockets of damaging wind gusts in the Piedmont.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:37 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- March 12, 8:50 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 4.13 mi SSW of Matthews
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -80.770
Media reports multiple trees blown down along and near Providence Church Ln.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- March 12, 9:10 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, 1.79 mi NE of Unionville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -80.500
Fire marshal reported a couple of trees blown down in the Unionville area, with one tree down on a house.
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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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: 1328460, 1326559, 1326560.