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Charlotte hail season 2012
19 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 10 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2012 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2012, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2012 | 5 | 1.75" | UNION, YORK, MECKLENBURG, LINCOLN |
| April 26, 2012 | 3 | 1.00" | UNION, YORK |
| March 25, 2012 | 3 | 1.75" | IREDELL, ROWAN |
| March 24, 2012 | 2 | 1.00" | ROWAN, IREDELL |
| August 2, 2012 | 1 | 1.75" | UNION |
“Golf ball size hail was reported near the intersection of Magnolia Grove Rd and Keever Dairy Farm Rd.”
— NWS event narrative, July 1, 2012 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 5 · Apr 3 · May 2 · Jul 8 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 98 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2012 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Charlotte claim from 2012?
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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.