Hail, Ashe
- When
- June 10, 3:35 AM EST
- Where
- Ashe County, West Jefferson
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -81.500
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 10, 1998
Thunderstorm winds toppled several 12 to 14 inch diameter trees about 3 miles southeast of Ferguson. Some roofing on chicken coops was also peeled back.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms on the morning of the 10th produced hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds toppled several 12 to 14 inch diameter trees about 3 miles southeast of Ferguson. Some roofing on chicken coops was also peeled back.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:22 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wilkes
- When
- June 10, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 10 mi N of Wilkesboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -81.170
Hail, Alleghany
- When
- June 10, 5:10 AM EST
- Where
- Alleghany County, Ennice
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -81.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany
- When
- June 10, 5:10 AM EST
- Where
- Alleghany County, Ennice
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -81.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- June 10, 6:18 AM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 3 mi SE of Ferguson
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -81.330
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, 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
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5652068, 5652066, 5652069, 5652070, 5652067.