1.75 Inch Hail Near Hickory, NC 03-02-2017

Doppler radar detected Quarter size hail near Hickory, NC, Statesville, NC and Shelby, NC on March 2, 2017. This hail storm was traveling E at 56 mph and the entire storm produced hail for roughly 1 hour(s). There were 13 spotter report(s) with reported max hail size of 1.75″ and an average hail size of 1.23″. We estimate that 77,247 buildings were in the affected area and the probability of hail DHI detected was significant. Based on this information, you can expect to find damaged crops, glass damage, automobile bodywork damage, as well as isolated roof damage (Impact Rating 3).