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Charlotte hail season 2013
14 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 5 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2013 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2013, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2013 | 7 | 1.75" | UNION, MECKLENBURG, GASTON, CABARRUS |
| June 28, 2013 | 3 | 1.00" | CABARRUS, MECKLENBURG, LINCOLN |
| May 21, 2013 | 2 | 1.00" | MECKLENBURG, CABARRUS |
| July 9, 2013 | 1 | 1.25" | IREDELL |
| June 24, 2013 | 1 | 1.00" | LINCOLN |
“Quarter size hail fell along Woodlawn Rd, with half dollar size hail reported over East Charlotte.”
— NWS event narrative, June 13, 2013 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 2 · Jun 11 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 59 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2013 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Charlotte claim from 2013?
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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.