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Charlotte hail season 2011
70 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 17 storm days, max 4.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2011 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2011, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2011 | 36 | 4.00" | LANCASTER, CHESTER, UNION, YORK |
| April 5, 2011 | 5 | 1.25" | CLEVELAND, GASTON, MECKLENBURG |
| May 10, 2011 | 4 | 2.00" | GASTON, MECKLENBURG, IREDELL |
| August 11, 2011 | 3 | 1.25" | MECKLENBURG, GASTON |
| June 9, 2011 | 3 | 1.25" | MECKLENBURG, ROWAN |
“Lancaster EMA reported 3 separate episodes of hail. Golfball size hail occurred from 615-630pm, 1.5-2 inch hail occurred from 710-720pm. Pea to marble size hail occurred between 730-740pm. Hail covered the ground and there was one tree knocked down by a wind gust.”
— NWS event narrative, April 9, 2011 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 41 · May 8 · Jun 13 · Jul 2 · Aug 4 · Sep 2
Wind context: the record also holds 163 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2011 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Charlotte claim from 2011?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 35 miles of the Charlotte anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.