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Charlotte hail season 2023
13 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 2023 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2023, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2023 | 5 | 1.75" | MECKLENBURG, CABARRUS, IREDELL |
| September 7, 2023 | 3 | 1.00" | YORK, UNION, GASTON |
| May 16, 2023 | 3 | 1.00" | MECKLENBURG, GASTON, LINCOLN |
| October 20, 2023 | 1 | 1.00" | YORK |
| June 3, 2023 | 1 | 1.00" | LINCOLN |
“Public reported (via Social Media) ping pong ball size hail along Pitts School Rd north of the Speedway and quarter size hail closer to Harrisburg.”
— NWS event narrative, June 26, 2023 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 3 · Jun 6 · Sep 3 · Oct 1
Wind context: the record also holds 72 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2023 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Charlotte claim from 2023?
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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.