North Carolina, 2001

Flood and Hail in North Carolina, June 26, 2001

June 26, 2001 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 164 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rowan

When
June 26, 4:55 PM EST
Where
Rowan County, Rockwell
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
35.550, -80.417

Fire truck on a call encountered golfball-sized hail and road flooding. Part of the asphalt was washed away as a result of the storm.

Flood, Rowan

When
June 26, 4:55 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Rowan County, Rockwell
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
35.640, -80.525 (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.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5255054, 5255055.