Hail in Franklin County, North Carolina

Hail April 8, 2015 · Franklin County, North Carolina

2 in

Hail diameter

$10.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A swath of hail up to the size of hen eggs was reported from near Bunn to near Pilot. Multiple homes had holes in the siding and windows and multiple cars' windshields were scattered.

The wider storm

With a front draped across the area, an MCV tracked over the region. Given the unstable air mass in place, convection developed and several of the storms became severe. The main impact was very large hail up to the of hen eggs (around 2 inches). One of the storms did significant damage in Franklin county, with holes being put in several homes siding and windows and multiple car windshields being scattered.

Began near Sutton (35.9400, -78.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 566166. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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