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Clayton, North Carolina Hail Report and Map: September 5, 2026

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Was there hail in Clayton, NC on September 5, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 2.39 inches inside the town limits of Clayton on September 5, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 83% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 2.5 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 10 miles northeast of Raleigh, NC. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 3:30 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. ET on September 5, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Clayton, NC on September 5, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)September 5, 2026 (Saturday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area2.5 inches; strongest part of the swath about 10 miles northeast of Raleigh, NC
Maximum radar estimate inside Clayton2.39 inches
Share of Clayton with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch83%
Approximate radar timingBetween about 3:30 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. ET on September 5, 2026 (Eastern time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)Johnston County (107 sq mi), Wake County (89 sq mi), Granville County (49 sq mi), Franklin County (39 sq mi) and Vance County (1 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or largerabout 284 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or largerabout 75 square miles
SourceNOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on September 5, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

TownCountyMaximum radar estimate inside town limitsTown area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Clayton, NCJohnston County2.39 inches83%
Wendell, NCWake County1.54 inches80%
Wilson's Mills, NC1.3 inches91%
Garner, NCWake County1.1 inches2%
Knightdale, NCWake County1.04 inches20%
Franklinton, NCFranklin County0.91 inch85%
Raleigh, NCWake County0.83 inch9%
Wake Forest, NCWake County0.82 inch21%

How big was the hail in Clayton?

Radar estimated hail up to 2.39 inches inside the town limits of Clayton. The maximum estimates in Raleigh, Wake Forest and Garner were 1.1 inches or less. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 3:30 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. ET on September 5, 2026. We used 74 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

This report shares at least one town with the report for September 4, 2026. Storm dates run from midnight to midnight Eastern time, so a late-evening storm farther west can appear under two dates. See the Clayton, NC report for September 4, 2026.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.

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