Hail in Martin County, North Carolina

Hail May 9, 2023 · Martin County, North Carolina

1 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The report of quarter size hail in Williamston was relayed through social media.

The wider storm

A cold front sagged into Eastern NC during the afternoon hours. An unstable atmosphere with strong shear in place ahead of the front primed the region for severe thunderstorm development. The timing of the front coincided with peak afternoon heating, allowing for multiple rounds of supercells that produced scattered to numerous severe storm reports during the mid afternoon hours all the way through the mid evening hours. Hail up to two inches in diameter, and wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph occurred with the strongest thunderstorms. The severe hail fell all the way to the coast, which is quite rare.

Began near Williamston (35.8500, -77.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1094261. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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