Hail, McDowell
- When
- June 14, 11:47 AM EST
- Where
- McDowell County, 5 mi WSW of Marion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -82.100
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 14, 2000
Thunderstorms developed in the foothills and piedmont during the early afternoon. One became severe and produced dime size hail in the Greenlee community, outside of Marion.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorms developed in the foothills and piedmont during the early afternoon. One became severe and produced dime size hail in the Greenlee community, outside of Marion. Another severe thunderstorm produced several small microbursts in the Sturdivants area. A brick well house was destroyed, a number of trees were downed, some fell on houses, tin was torn off of barns, and one barn had additional light structural damage. A woman hanging clothes out to dry was shocked and injured by lightning which struck nearby her Charlotte home.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:45 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 14, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Charlotte
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- June 14, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Sturdivants
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -80.333
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5152248, 5152249, 5152250.