ZIP Wind and Hail Context
ZIP 28657 (NC) Wind History and Hail Context
ZIP 28657
See verified wind and hail reports for ZIP 28657 (NC), including recent storm days, peak values, and map-based context.
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Impacted Places
Hail Stats
- Max Report
- 1.75 in
- Reports
- 3
- Severe Reports
- 3
Wind Stats
- Reports
- 6
- Tornado Reports
- 0
- Severe Reports
- 0
5-Year Coverage
| Year | Hail Days | Wind Days | Tornado Days | Any Severe Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ring Impact (1mi / 3mi / 10mi)
hail
- Events within 1 mile
- 3
- Events within 3 miles
- 4
- Events within 10 miles
- 6
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 3
- Max within 10 miles
- 1.75 in
wind
- Events within 1 mile
- 6
- Events within 3 miles
- 8
- Events within 10 miles
- 11
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 0
- Max within 10 miles
- -
Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)
| Date | Hazard | Intensity | Distance | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-25 | wind | Wind report | 0.0 mi | 3 SSW Crossnore, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-08-07 | hail | 1.75 in | 0.0 mi | 2 S Ingalls, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-08-07 | wind | Wind report | 0.0 mi | Ingalls, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-08-07 | wind | Wind report | 0.0 mi | 4 N Ingalls, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-07-29 | wind | Wind report | 0.0 mi | Minneapolis, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-07-02 | hail | 1.50 in | 0.0 mi | 1 NNE Grandfather Mount, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-07-02 | wind | Wind report | 0.0 mi | 2 ENE Grandfather Mount, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-07-02 | wind | Wind report | 0.0 mi | 2 E Sugar Mountain, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-03-18 | hail | 1.00 in | 0.0 mi | 2 N BANNER ELK, NC | NOAA SPC |
Tree and utility line damage leading to outages. Time approximate. (GSP)
Corrects previous hail report from 2 S Ingalls. Social media report of golf ball size hail in southern Avery County near the Mayland community. (GSP)
Avery County 911 call center reported a few trees and powerlines down in the Ingalls community. Duke Energy confirms about 80 customers are without power. Time estimate (GSP)
Avery County 911 call center reported a few trees and powerlines down in the Plumtree community. Duke Energy confirms about 130 customers are without power. Time estima (GSP)
A tree down in Minneapolis... and one along the Linville Falls Hwy. (GSP)
Ping pong ball size hail fell in the Sugar Mountain area with vehicles sustaining damage at a service station on NC 105. (GSP)
*** 2 INJ *** Tent blown over in campground. (GSP)
*** 1 INJ *** Individual injured by lightning and transported to hospital. (GSP)
Report Highlights
- ZIP 28657, NC has 3 hail reports and 6 wind/tornado reports in the covered window.
- 3 distinct days hit severe hail thresholds near this location.
- ZIP 28657, NC sees recurring wind and tornado exposure with 6 reports in scope.
- 0 distinct days met severe wind/tornado thresholds near this location.
Data & Methodology
- Noaa Spc
- 9
- Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.
- Counts are aggregated by place and day, then normalized into HailDrive SEO metadata.
- Wind includes thunderstorm wind + tornado report families.
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Timeline
2025-06-25T19:20:00Z
Wind Wind report
Tree and utility line damage leading to outages. Time approximate. (GSP)
2023-08-07T19:30:00Z
Hail 1.75 in
Corrects previous hail report from 2 S Ingalls. Social media report of golf ball size hail in southern Avery County near the Mayland community. (GSP)
2023-08-07T19:25:00Z
Wind Wind report
Avery County 911 call center reported a few trees and powerlines down in the Ingalls community. Duke Energy confirms about 80 customers are without power. Time estimate (GSP)
2023-08-07T19:25:00Z
Wind Wind report
Avery County 911 call center reported a few trees and powerlines down in the Plumtree community. Duke Energy confirms about 130 customers are without power. Time estima (GSP)
2023-07-29T22:20:00Z
Wind Wind report
A tree down in Minneapolis... and one along the Linville Falls Hwy. (GSP)
2023-07-02T22:58:00Z
Wind Wind report
*** 2 INJ *** Tent blown over in campground. (GSP)
2023-07-02T22:58:00Z
Wind Wind report
*** 1 INJ *** Individual injured by lightning and transported to hospital. (GSP)
2023-07-02T22:55:00Z
Hail 1.50 in
Ping pong ball size hail fell in the Sugar Mountain area with vehicles sustaining damage at a service station on NC 105. (GSP)
2021-03-18T21:28:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
(GSP)