Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- June 16, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, Roaring River
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -81.000
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 16, 1998
75 inches in diameter and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and brought down tree limbs in Pilot Mountain and broke off large tree limbs in Roaring River.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- 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 afternoon of the 16th produced hail to 1.75 inches in diameter and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and brought down tree limbs in Pilot Mountain and broke off large tree limbs in Roaring River.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Surry
- When
- June 16, 1:36 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Low Gap
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -80.870
Hail, Rockingham
- When
- June 16, 2:30 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Eden
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -79.750
Hail, Surry
- When
- June 16, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Pilot Mtn
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -80.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- June 16, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Pilot Mtn
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -80.470
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, June 16, 1998
- Flood in Indiana, June 16 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Maryland, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 16, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Utah, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 16 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 16, 1998
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 1998
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: 5652057, 5652058, 5651981, 5651982, 5651983.