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Raleigh–Durham hail season 2008
21 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 6 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2008 | 10 | 1.75" | HARNETT, JOHNSTON, WAKE, GRANVILLE |
| May 31, 2008 | 4 | 1.75" | DURHAM |
| May 9, 2008 | 3 | 1.75" | CHATHAM, WAKE, ORANGE |
| May 10, 2008 | 2 | 1.50" | JOHNSTON |
| August 30, 2008 | 1 | 1.00" | WAKE |
“Quarter size hail occurred at the intersection of 2 Claude Road and Honeycutt Road.”
— NWS event narrative, May 20, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 19 · Aug 2
Wind context: the record also holds 69 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — 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.