Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 1, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 1, 2002
Start: 2002-06-01T15:45
End: 2002-06-01T17:55
Location: North Carolina

June 1, 2002 · NWS RAH · 15 events in 13 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
200 PM EDT SAT JUN 01 2002

WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE ACTIVITY MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST FROM
WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA...IT COULD CLIP THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF
OUR CWA THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST TO WEST FLOW OVER THE AREA SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN A WARMING
TREND FOR THE AREA...IT WILL BE HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER
90S. THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF THROUGH TUESDAY AS OUR WINDS SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH...PUMPING MORE HUMID AIR INTO THE AREA.
AT THE TIME THERES NO MAJOR SYSTEM COMING THROUGH TO TRIGGER ANY
PRECIPITATION...SO WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DUE TO THE
MOISTURE AND HEATING.

THE GUIDANCE IS SHOWING AN 8-10 DEGREE DROP IN TEMPERATURES FOR
MONDAY. I DONT SEE THIS HAPPENING WITH OUR WINDS COMING AROUND TO
THE WEST...SO WILL CONTINUE CURRENT TREND. -RHJ

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

CUT OFF GULF BECOMES OPEN WAVE AND WEAKENING BY MID WEEK LIFTING
NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ATLC STATES AS LONG WAVE TROUGH DEVELOPS
OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS. BY THE WEEKS END...LONG WAVE TROUGH SLIDES
EAST WITH CUTOFF DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS PANHANDLE WHICH IS PROGGED TO
LIFT NORTHEAST NEXT WEEKEND. AT THE SURFACE...SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW...INCREASING MOISTURE AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING WILL
RESULT IN DIURNAL SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THIS PERIOD.
TIMING/STRENGTH DIFFERENCES AMONG THE LONG RANGE MODELS ON REACHING
OUR AREA. LAST NIGHTS GFS BRING FRONT INTO CAROLINAS BY DAY 7. FOR
NOW WILL CONTINUE AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION FOR THE PERIOD AND
WARM TEMPERATURES---MID 80S TO AROUND 90. ----RA---

.RDU...NONE.

RHJ/RA

The radar

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Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When: June 1, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Guilford County, Greensboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.067, -79.800

Trees fell onto power lines.

Hail, Alamance

When: June 1, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Alamance County, Haw River
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.100, -79.367

Hail, Forsyth

When: June 1, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Forsyth County, Lewisville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.100, -80.417

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: June 1, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Hillsborough
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.083, -79.117

Trees were blown over. One fell onto a car, injuring one person.

Hail, Wake

When: June 1, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Wake County, Zebulon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.817, -78.333

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: June 1, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Franklinton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.100, -78.450

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When: June 1, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Nash County, Spring Hope
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.950, -78.117

Numerous trees were blown down, some across Route 581.

Hail, Wake

When: June 1, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Wake County, Wake Forest
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.983, -78.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: June 1, 4:55 PM EST
Where: Davidson County, Lexington
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.817, -80.267

Trees were blown onto Interstate 85 near the Route 64 intersection.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: June 1, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Randolph County, Asheboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.700, -79.833

Trees and power lines were blown down near the city limits.

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe

When: June 1, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Edgecombe County, Battleboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.050, -77.750

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: June 1, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Wilson County, Buckhorn Xrds
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.683, -78.117

Trees were blown down across Highway 42.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When: June 1, 5:31 PM EST
Where: Johnston County, 3 mi SW of Clayton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.617, -78.500

Trees were blown down in the Cleveland area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 1, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Stevens Mill
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.350, -78.133

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 1, 5:55 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.417, -78.033

Trees were blown down in Fremont, Pikeville, and Patetown.

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 2002

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: 5294197, 5294198, 5294200, 5294199, 5294293, 5294202, 5294203, 5294204, 5294288, 5294201, 5294289, 5294290, 5294291, 5294294, 5294292.