Hail — Wake, North Carolina

2017-09-01 · near Fuquay Spgs, Wake, North Carolina

Event narrative

Hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter fell along a swath from 2 miles west-southwest of Fuquay-Varina to 3 miles north of Angier. Multiple trees were also blown down along the swath. Damage estimates have been estimated.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of Harvey increased the southwesterly flow over Central North Carolina as it moved northeastward through Tennessee and Kentucky. In the wake of the northward moving warm front, a cold front moved into and stalled over Central North Carolina providing lift in the strongly sheared, moist environment. The resulting thunderstorms became severe, producing damaging wind gusts, large hail and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 722616. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.