Hail in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Hail May 8, 2025 · Buncombe County, North Carolina

1.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous reports were received from the public, spotters, and media of nickel to golf ball size hail from Woodfin, across the north side, downtown, and east side of Asheville.

The wider storm

Numerous thunderstorms developed across the southern Appalachians throughout the afternoon and early evening. Some of these developed into supercell thunderstorms that resulted in numerous reports of large hail along with isolated damaging wind gusts, especially across the foothills. Storms had a tendency to redevelop over the mountains and move over roughly the same areas, especially in Rutherford County, which experienced multiple severe storms throughout the event.

Began near Craggy (35.6200, -82.6290).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1266916. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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