Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- June 3, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, Union Grove
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -80.870
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 3, 1998
A slow-moving cold front pushing south through North Carolina acted as a focusing mechanism for strong to severe thunderstorms in a moderately unstable airmass. Most of the wind damage was confined to downed trees and/or branches.
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
- 11
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 slow-moving cold front pushing south through North Carolina acted as a focusing mechanism for strong to severe thunderstorms in a moderately unstable airmass. Most of the wind damage was confined to downed trees and/or branches. However, hail was reported most often on this evening with unusually large hail, the size of softballs, pulverising an area in southern Catawba county. The hail stripped bark off trees and damaged sheet metal.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:46 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davie
- When
- June 3, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Davie County, 3 mi N of Mocksville
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -80.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba
- When
- June 3, 4:18 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba County, Newton to 7 mi WSW of Newton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -81.330
Hail, Catawba
- When
- June 3, 4:18 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba County, Newton to 7 mi WSW of Newton
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -81.330
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- June 3, 4:34 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 5 mi N of Boger City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -81.220
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- June 3, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Denver
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -81.030
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- June 3, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Lowesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -81.020
Hail, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 3, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Cornelius
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -80.870
Hail, Iredell
- When
- June 3, 8:33 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, 15 mi NW of Statesville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -81.080
Hail, Alexander
- When
- June 3, 8:36 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander County, 10 mi NE of Taylorsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -81.030
Hail, Rowan
- When
- June 3, 8:38 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan County, Spencer
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -80.430
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Florida, June 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 3, 1998
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- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, June 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 3, 1998
- Tornado in Tennessee, June 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kansas, June 3, 1998
- Cold in North Dakota, June 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Utah, June 3, 1998
- Hail in Virginia, June 3, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 3, 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: 5651661, 5651662, 5651663, 5651664, 5651665, 5651666, 5651667, 5651668, 5651669, 5651670, 5651671.