Hail, Catawba
- When
- June 10, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Catawba County, Claremont
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -81.150
Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, June 10, 1998
A warm front pushing north through western North Carolina helped initiate heavy rain and severe thunderstorms during the morning of the 10th. Many reports of trees down and large hail were received from the western piedmont.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $216,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A warm front pushing north through western North Carolina helped initiate heavy rain and severe thunderstorms during the morning of the 10th. Many reports of trees down and large hail were received from the western piedmont. A car was blown off the road near Kings Creek. Chicken houses were damaged near Taylorsville allowing ten thousand chickens to run free. Numerous trees were uprooted in Monroe and wind blown golf ball size hail broke windows and damaged cars. Heavy rain in a short period of time resulted in some urban flooding from the Belmont and Mount Holly areas, to the south side of Charlotte. Numerous roads were flooded and several motorists required rescue in different parts of the city. Lightning severely damaged a church in Millersville, but no damage estimate was available. Several homes were struck by lightning in the Charlotte area, causing extensive damage. In Wingate, one house was severely damaged and two others minorly damaged by lightning. Lastly, a lightning strike in Highlands ignited a fire that burned a large house and its contents, including a Corvette. No damage estimates were given.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:58 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 lightning, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Alexander
- When
- June 10, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alexander County, Millersville
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- June 10, 6:05 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, 10 mi W of Statesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -81.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- June 10, 6:18 AM EST
- Where
- Caldwell County, 2 mi NE of Kings Creek
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -81.370
Hail, Iredell
- When
- June 10, 6:25 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, Mooresville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -80.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander
- When
- June 10, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Alexander County, 2 mi W of Taylorsville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -81.200
Hail, Alexander
- When
- June 10, 6:35 AM EST
- Where
- Alexander County, Taylorsville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -81.170
Lightning, Alexander
- When
- June 10, 6:35 AM EST
- Where
- Alexander County, 2 mi W of Taylorsville
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- June 10, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, 10 mi SW of Statesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -81.030
Hail, Union
- When
- June 10, 8:12 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Weddington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -80.770
Flash Flood, Gaston
- When
- June 10, 8:30 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Mt Holly
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- June 10, 8:33 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Monroe
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.570
Hail, Union
- When
- June 10, 8:33 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Monroe
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- June 10, 8:52 AM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Mt Holly to Belmont
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.020
Hail, Gaston
- When
- June 10, 8:52 AM EST to 9:06 AM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Mt Holly to Belmont
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 10, 8:55 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 2 mi S of Clt Douglas Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -80.950
Lightning, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 10, 8:55 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Charlotte
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 10, 8:55 AM EST to 9:55 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Charlotte
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Gaston
- When
- June 10, 9:07 AM EST to 9:12 AM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Mt Holly to Belmont
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.020
Hail, Gaston
- When
- June 10, 9:10 AM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Mt Holly
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.020
Lightning, Union
- When
- June 10, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Wingate
- Property damage
- $16,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Macon
- When
- June 10, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Macon County, Highlands
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, June 10 to 27, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, June 10, 1998
- Tornado in South Carolina, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1998
- Tornado in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 10, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 10 to 11, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 10, 1998
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5651758, 5651759, 5651760, 5651761, 5651762, 5651763, 5651764, 5651765, 5651766, 5651767, 5651768, 5651769, 5651770, 5651771, 5651772, 5652099, 5652100, 5652101, 5652098, 5652102, 5652103, 5652104.