Hail — Rutherford, North Carolina

2023-07-03 · near Alexander Mills, Rutherford, North Carolina

Event narrative

Public reported nickel size hail near the intersection of Highways 221 and 74.

Wider weather episode

For the third day in a row, scattered thunderstorms developed over the mountains and foothills during the afternoon and moved southeast. Once again, a few of the storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts, mainly over the foothills.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1125042. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.