Hail and wind reports › May 8, 2024 › North Carolina
Hail and wind reports in North Carolina, May 8, 2024
14 hail, 41 wind and 6 tornado reports; largest hail 3.00 in; strongest gust 59 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-08 16:55 | Hail | 1.00 in | Marshall | Madison | Quarter sized Hail. (GSP) |
| 05-08 17:10 | Hail | 1.75 in | Mars Hill | Madison | Golf Ball sized Hail. (GSP) |
| 05-08 17:25 | Hail | 2.00 in | Barnardsville | Buncombe | Egg size hail reported. Hail broke 22 car windshields. (GSP) |
| 05-08 17:27 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 NNW Barnardsville | Madison | (GSP) |
| 05-08 17:50 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 SSW Fairview | Buncombe | Half Dollar sized Hail near Fairview NC. (GSP) |
| 05-08 17:50 | Hail | 3.00 in | Barnardsville | Buncombe | (GSP) |
| 05-08 17:55 | Wind | damage | Old Fort | McDowell | Emergency Management reported numerous trees down in the Old Fort area. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:00 | Wind | damage | 1 ENE Clyde | Haywood | 911 Call Center reported tree blocking roadway near the intersection of Nellie John Rd and Thickety Rd. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:15 | Wind | damage | 1 W Luada | Swain | 911 call center reported tree blocking roadway near Hwy 19 West in Swain County. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:15 | Wind | damage | 5 NNE Dana | Henderson | 911 Call Center reported scattered trees down across Edneyville. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:21 | Hail | 2.75 in | Lake Lure | Rutherford | Fire Marshall reported baseball size hail in Lake Lure. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:44 | Hail | 1.75 in | 5 SSE Shingle Hollow | Rutherford | Golf ball hail observed at the Family Dollar in Green Hill. Trees were also downed in the area. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:50 | Wind | damage | Rutherfordton | Rutherford | 911 Call Center reported numerous trees and powerlines down across the Rutherfordton area. (GSP) |
| 05-08 18:53 | Wind | damage | Monroe | Union | Several trees down in the Monroe area. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:00 | Tornado | 1 NNW Polkville | Cleveland | This tornado touched down along Polkville Road... just on the north side of Polkville... where several trees were uprooted. The tornado moved southeast across Casar Roa (GSP) | |
| 05-08 19:03 | Wind | damage | Tuckasegee | Jackson | 911 Call Center reported tree blocking roadway near the intersection of Shook Cove Rd and Hwy 107. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:04 | Wind | damage | Ellenboro | Rutherford | 911 Call Center reported numerous trees down in the Ellenboro area. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:10 | Wind | damage | Polkville | Cleveland | 911 Call Center reported numerous trees and powerlines down across the Polkville area. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:22 | Hail | 1.00 in | Shelby | Cleveland | Dime to quarter sized Hail. Also strong wind. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:36 | Wind | damage | 5 E Shelby | Cleveland | Large tree and many large limbs blown down. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:40 | Hail | 1.00 in | Bessemer City | Gaston | Quarter sized hail. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:40 | Wind | damage | 2 NNW Gastonia | Gaston | Widespread wind damage across Gaston county. Trees down and power lines down in Kings Mountain area... Bessemer City... and western Gastonia. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:40 | Tornado | 3 NW Gastonia | Gaston | *** 2 INJ *** Corrects previous tornado report from 3 NW Gastonia. This tornado touched down near West Davidson Ave snapping several trees. The tornado quickly moved to (GSP) | |
| 05-08 19:49 | Wind | damage | Crouse | Lincoln | Emergency Management reported numerous trees and power outages in the southwestern portion of Lincoln County. (GSP) |
| 05-08 19:55 | Wind | damage | 1 WNW Belmont | Gaston | Movie screen at a drive-in theater destroyed. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:05 | Wind | damage | 2 SSW Center City Charl | Mecklenburg | Trees down on Berkshire Rd. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:09 | Wind | 59 mph | 1 W Center City Charlot | Mecklenburg | Measured on the WeatherSTEM station at Bank of America Stadium. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:15 | Wind | damage | Earl | Cleveland | A few trees down. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:20 | Wind | damage | 4 N Harrisburg | Cabarrus | A few trees down and power lines down near the Charlotte Motor Speedway. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:36 | Wind | damage | Fairview | Union | Trees down on utility equipment. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:42 | Wind | damage | 5 WNW Midland | Cabarrus | Tree down across Morrison Road. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:53 | Wind | damage | Monroe | Union | Corrects previous time of tstm wnd dmg report from Monroe. Several trees down in the Monroe area. (GSP) |
| 05-08 20:59 | Wind | damage | 3 SSE Waxhaw | Union | A couple trees down in southern Union County. (GSP) |
| 05-08 21:00 | Wind | damage | 4 S Plyler | Stanly | Widespread trees and powerlines down from Locust to Albemarle. (RAH) |
| 05-08 21:25 | Wind | damage | 3 W Pembroke | Robeson | Trees down across Old Baker Road (ILM) |
| 05-08 21:28 | Wind | damage | 1 ESE Wadesboro | Anson | Multiple trees down near the intersection of Hwy 74 and Hwy 52 in Wadesboro. (RAH) |
| 05-08 21:30 | Wind | damage | Mount Gilead | Montgomery | Widespread trees and powerlines down from Lake Tillery through Mt. Gilead into the Uwharrie National Forest. (RAH) |
| 05-08 21:54 | Hail | 1.75 in | 4 S Lumberton | Robeson | Golf ball size hail falling on Alamac Road (ILM) |
| 05-08 22:00 | Wind | damage | 1 W Pinehurst | Moore | Tree down near the intersection of Lake Forest Drive and Torrey Pines Lane. (RAH) |
| 05-08 22:16 | Hail | 1.75 in | 4 NW Riegelwood | Columbus | Golfball sized hail near intersection of NC Highway 11 and NC Highway 87. (ILM) |
| 05-08 22:16 | Wind | damage | 2 N Laurinburg | Scotland | Tree down near the intersection of Sneads Grove Rd and Rea Magnet Rd. (RAH) |
| 05-08 22:29 | Hail | 1.75 in | 3 SE Pembroke | Robeson | Golfball sized hail on Chicken Road - reported by Pembroke Rescue Squad. (ILM) |
| 05-08 23:02 | Wind | damage | 2 ESE Hope Mills | Cumberland | tree down on Southern Blvd. (RAH) |
| 05-08 23:05 | Wind | damage | 1 SE Barker Ten Mile | Robeson | Large tree down in the intersection of Bee Gee Rd and Meadow Rd. Caller also said there were widespread tree limbs down in the area. (ILM) |
| 05-08 23:09 | Wind | damage | 4 W Jerome | Bladen | Tree Down at intersection of Pine Tree Rd and River Rd. (ILM) |
| 05-08 23:10 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 SW Riegelwood | Columbus | Golfball sized hail just west of the intersection between NC Highway 87 and US Highways 74/76. (ILM) |
| 05-08 23:14 | Wind | damage | 3 SSW Dublin | Bladen | Tree down at 3023 NC Highway 410 (ILM) |
| 05-08 23:20 | Wind | damage | Stedman | Cumberland | Tree reported down in Stedman. Time estimated by radar. (RAH) |
| 05-08 23:27 | Wind | damage | 8 ESE Jerome | Bladen | Tree down near intersection of Gum Spring Road and NC Highway 242. (ILM) |
| 05-08 23:58 | Wind | damage | 1 SSE Potters Hill | Duplin | Tri-County Electric COOP reports 79 customers without power between Beulaville and Potters Hill. Time estimated by radar. (MHX) |
| 05-09 00:40 | Wind | damage | 1 N Loco VFD | Jones | Multiple power outages reported by Jones-Onslow Electrical Co-op. (MHX) |
| 05-09 03:25 | Wind | damage | 3 SW Marble | Cherokee | Trees down county-wide with time estimated from radar. (MRX) |
| 05-09 03:40 | Wind | damage | 4 NNE Brasstown | Cherokee | Possible tornado damage. Will send survey crew out this morning. Several houses damaged with trees on houses. (MRX) |
| 05-09 03:41 | Tornado | 4 E Murphy | Cherokee | A survey found EF-1 tornado damage... with peak winds of 95 mph. Path length was 2.42 miles... path width was 40 yards. Pockets of extensive tree damage were noted near (MRX) | |
| 05-09 03:55 | Wind | damage | 1 NW Cherokee | Swain | Widespread trees down across Cherokee. (GSP) |
| 05-09 04:11 | Wind | damage | 2 SW Gay | Jackson | Multiple trees down on power lines along Hwy 441 between Sylva and Franklin. (GSP) |
| 05-09 04:15 | Tornado | 3 SSE Gay | Jackson | This tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area in the Cowee Mountains just east of Pumpkintown and near the Macon County line. The tornado produced minor tree damag (GSP) | |
| 05-09 04:15 | Tornado | 2 NNW Black Mountain | Buncombe | Tornado touched down along North Fork Road where several trees were uprooted... then moved southeast across Allen Mountain and across the Black Mountain Golf Course whe (GSP) | |
| 05-09 04:18 | Wind | damage | 1 SW Montreat | Buncombe | Multiple trees down across the northern side of Black Mountain. Possible tornado. (GSP) |
| 05-09 04:22 | Tornado | 4 SW Tuckasegee | Jackson | Survey confirmed a tornado based on a path of damage in the Nantahala National Forest in Jackson County. Tornado damage observed between Tilley Creek Rd and Highway 107 (GSP) | |
| 05-09 04:50 | Wind | damage | Rosman | Transylvania | Social media report of trees down in the Rosman area. (GSP) |
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