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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.75 in. |
| State | NORTH CAROLINA |
| County/Area | LEE |
| WFO | RAH |
| Begin Date | 04/20/2008 15:30:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 4 |
| Begin Azimuth | NNE |
| Begin Location | BROADWAY |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 35.5/-79.05 |
| End Date | 04/20/2008 15:30:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Over the course of two day, several shortwave vorticity maxes rotated across the area as a closed upper low spun rotated through the region. Severe thunderstorms developed amidst steepening mid level lapse rates and peak afternoon heating. The severe storms resulted in mainly large hail, ranging from penny to golf ball size hail with an isolated flash flooding. |
| Event Narrative | Golf ball size hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 42 and Buckhorn Road. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| LAMBERT | STANLY CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 12:00 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MILLINGPORT | STANLY CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 12:30 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PINETOPS | EDGECOMBE CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 12:35 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ROCKY MT | EDGECOMBE CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 13:03 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KINGSBORO | EDGECOMBE CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 13:03 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RAMSEUR | RANDOLPH CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 13:40 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HIGH PT | GUILFORD CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 14:00 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LIBERTY | RANDOLPH CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 14:05 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SCOTLAND NECK | HALIFAX CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 14:40 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SANFORD | LEE CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 14:42 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PITTSBORO | CHATHAM CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 14:56 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COAKLEY | EDGECOMBE CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 15:15 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOBGOOD | HALIFAX CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 15:20 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BROADWAY | LEE CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 15:30 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SCOTLAND NECK ARPT | HALIFAX CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 16:14 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SCOTLAND NECK | HALIFAX CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 16:30 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROSENEATH | HALIFAX CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 16:35 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DAWSON XRDS | HALIFAX CO. | NC | 04/20/2008 | 21:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOLLY SPGS | WAKE CO. | NC | 04/21/2008 | 12:17 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC DANIELS | SAMPSON CO. | NC | 04/21/2008 | 14:50 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FREMONT | WAYNE CO. | NC | 04/21/2008 | 15:10 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PINKNEY | WAYNE CO. | NC | 04/21/2008 | 15:20 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MONKS XRDS | SAMPSON CO. | NC | 04/21/2008 | 15:27 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KEENER | SAMPSON CO. | NC | 04/21/2008 | 15:42 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BENSON | JOHNSTON CO. | NC | 04/21/2008 | 15:58 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TURKEY | SAMPSON CO. | NC | 04/21/2008 | 16:50 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
