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Raleigh–Durham hail season 2005
8 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 5 storm days, max 4.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2005 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2005, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2005 | 3 | 4.00" | WAKE, GRANVILLE |
| July 28, 2005 | 2 | 1.75" | DURHAM |
| July 13, 2005 | 1 | 1.00" | WAKE |
| June 7, 2005 | 1 | 1.00" | WAKE |
| March 8, 2005 | 1 | 1.75" | ORANGE |
“3.5 to 4 inch elongated hail reported at I-540 and Falls of Neuse Road. 3 inch hail reported at Strickland and Falls of Neuse Roads. 2 inch hail reported in Five Points. Golf ball sized hail reported at Cameron Village, Atlantic and New Hope Church Roads, North Raleigh Community Hospital, Green and Lee Spring Roads, and Durant and Falls of Neuse Roads. Ping pong ball sized hail reported on Wake Forest Road. Quar”
— NWS event narrative, March 28, 2005 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 4 · Jun 1 · Jul 3
Wind context: the record also holds 25 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2005 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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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 30 miles of the Raleigh–Durham 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.