Hail — Franklin, North Carolina

2015-04-08 · near Sutton, Franklin, North Carolina

$10.0M

Property damage

Magnitude

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 566166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.