North Carolina, 1998

Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, June 2, 1998

June 2, 1998 · NWS RNK · 5 events in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorm winds in Eden downed a large tree, several small trees and tree limbs, and power lines. Heavy rain from thunderstorms flooded Meadow Road in Eden.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 early in the evening on the 2nd in Rockingham County produced up to nickel size hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding.Thunderstorm winds in Eden downed a large tree, several small trees and tree limbs, and power lines. Heavy rain from thunderstorms flooded Meadow Road in Eden.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rockingham

When
June 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Eden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.500, -79.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham

When
June 2, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Eden
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.500, -79.750

Hail, Rockingham

When
June 2, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Eden
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.500, -79.750

Hail, Rockingham

When
June 2, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Reidsville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.370, -79.670

Flash Flood, Rockingham

When
June 2, 6:25 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Eden
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.396, -79.775 (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.
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.

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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: 5652181, 5652182, 5652185, 5652184, 5652183.