Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- June 11, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, Burlington
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.433
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 11, 2004
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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.
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- 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
- $10,000
- 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 11, 12:55 PM EST, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 12:55 PM EST, 6 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 155 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2004 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AS BACKDOOR COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. .THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...FOR THE MOMENT AT LEAST...WIDE SCALE NW FLOW SEEMS TO BE DOMINATING THE AIRMASS AS DEWPOINTS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 60S ACROSS CENTRAL NC. CU FIELD HAS ALSO YET TO DEVELOP...GIVING FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SUBSIDENCE IN PLACE. OVER THE PAST HOUR...RADAR MOSAIC INDICATING STORMS BEGINNING TO FIRE ALONG WESTERN SLOPES OF BLUE RIDGE. THESE STORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHEAR WAVE AXIS FORECAST BY MODELS TO SKIRT ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS. WILL CONTINUE HIGHEST CHANCE POPS OVER THE NORTHEAST WITH DECREASING CHANCES TO SLIGHT SOUTH. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... RAIN CHANCES WITH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE MARGINAL WITH LACK OF MOISTURE DUE TO DRY NW FLOW AHEAD OF FROPA. THE KEY TO TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL BE IF WE SEE ANY SUN OR NOT. WENT WITH A COMBINATION OF IN HOUSE THICKNESS SCHEME AND MAV STATISTICAL GUIDANCE TO GIVE MAX TEMPERATURES OF MID 70S NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN TO 80 TO 85 SOUTHERN TIER. SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE A RATHER PLEASANT DAY FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH A COOLER LESS HUMID AIRMASS ATOP CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. HIGHS SUNDAY LOOK TO RANGE FROM MID TO UPPER 70S NORTH TO NEAR 80 SOUTH. SURFACE HIGH PUSHES OFFSHORE WITH RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING LATE IN THE DAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY HOWEVER MOISTURE LOOKS TO BE SHALLOW WITH LITTLE TO NO LIFT WITH MEAN UPPER RIDGE ATOP CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .MONDAY...WARM AIR ADVECTION ON MONDAY WITH VEERING WIND PROFILE AND INCREASE IN DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AS MEAN UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS EAST. WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS ACROSS CWA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES BEGIN THE UPWARD SPIRAL TO NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL READINGS. EXTENDED...(TUESDAY THRU FRIDAY) JET STREAK COMING OUT OF SRN STREAM ENHANCING LIFT TUESDAY NIGHT AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS CROSSING THROUGH CWAS. TIMING OF FRONT ON GFS IS FASTER THAN PAST FEW RUNS WITH NCEP GOING WITH A SLIGHTLY SLOWER TIMING SO WILL BE ADJUSTING TO PLACE BEST POPS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. DEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS PUSHING OUT OF FORECAST AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING SO WILL BE REMOVING POPS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY AND NEW DAY 7...FRIDAY...KEEPS REGION IN NORTHWEST FLOW...HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER STABLE AIRMASS. HAVE FRIDAY DRY. HAVE LOWERED MAXES A LITTLE BELOW GUIDANCE BEHIND THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE STAYED CLOSE TO MEX/HPC NUMBERS FOR MAX/MIN TEMPS AND SFC DEW POINTS. AMS/RA && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. && BL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 4:56 AM EST, 14 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 556 AM EDT FRI JUN 11 2004 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-120955- ALAMANCE NC-ANSON NC-CHATHAM NC-CUMBERLAND NC-DAVIDSON NC-DURHAM NC- EDGECOMBE NC-FORSYTH NC-FRANKLIN NC-GRANVILLE NC-GUILFORD NC- HALIFAX NC-HARNETT NC-HOKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-LEE NC-MONTGOMERY NC- MOORE NC-NASH NC-ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-RANDOLPH NC-RICHMOND NC- SAMPSON NC-SCOTLAND NC-STANLY NC-VANCE NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-WAYNE NC- WILSON NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBEMARLE...ASHEBORO...BURLINGTON... CARTHAGE...CARY...CHAPEL HILL...CLINTON...CREEDMOOR... DOWNTOWN RALEIGH...DURHAM...FAYETTEVILLE...FORT BRAGG...GOLDSBORO... GRAHAM...GREENSBORO...HALIFAX...HENDERSON...HIGH POINT... HILLSBOROUGH...LAURINBURG...LEXINGTON...LILLINGTON...LOUISBURG... MOUNT OLIVE...NASHVILLE...OXFORD...PITTSBORO...RAEFORD...RALEIGH... RANDLEMAN...ROANOKE RAPIDS...ROCKINGHAM...ROCKY MOUNT...ROXBORO... SANFORD...SILER CITY...SMITHFIELD...SOUTHERN PINES...TARBORO... TROY...WADESBORO...WARRENTON...WEST RALEIGH AND WINSTON-SALEM 556 AM EDT FRI JUN 11 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:43 PM EST, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 743 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2004 NCZ022-023-120042- ALAMANCE NC-GUILFORD NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM... GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT 743 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2004 ...A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH GUILFORD AND ALAMANCE COUNTIES BY 830 PM... A STRONG STORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN... DEADLY LIGHTNING... AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM LAKE TOWNSEND AND MONTICELLO SOUTHEAST TO ALTAMAHAW... BURLINGTON... ALAMANCE... AND MEBANE BY 830 PM. ANYONE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER... AND MOVE INSIDE A SAFE SHELTER AS THE STORM APPROACHES OR WHEN THUNDER IS HEARD. GIH
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:01 PM EST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 801 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2004 NCZ007-008-021>025-038-039-120045- ALAMANCE NC-DAVIDSON NC-DURHAM NC-FORSYTH NC-GRANVILLE NC- GUILFORD NC-ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-RANDOLPH NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEBORO...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL... CREEDMOOR...DURHAM...GRAHAM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT... HILLSBOROUGH...LEXINGTON...OXFORD...RANDLEMAN... ROXBORO AND WINSTON-SALEM 801 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2004 ...A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH GUILFORD...ALAMANCE... AND PERSON COUNTIES BY 830 PM... STRONG STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN... DEADLY LIGHTNING... AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM ROXBORO SOUTHEAST INTO EASTERN GUILFORD COUNTY...BURLINGTON AND HILLSBORO THROUGH 830 PM. ANYONE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER... AND MOVE INSIDE A SAFE SHELTER AS THE STORM APPROACHES OR WHEN THUNDER IS HEARD. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF CENTRAL DAVIDSON COUNTY AROUND LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE INTO RANDOLPH COUNTY AT ASHEBORO AND RANDLEMAN BY 830 PM.
Local storm report, Jun 11, 7:17 PM EST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
817 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW MONTICELLO 36.18N 79.71W
06/11/2004 GUILFORD NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO ONE-FOOT DIAMETER TREES AND ONE 6-INCH TREE DOWNED IN
BROWNS SUMMIT. SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
&&
TDPThe radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:20 UTC.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Person
- When
- June 11, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Person County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -78.967
Trees were blown down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- June 11, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Efland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.067, -79.167
Trees were blown down on Brookhollow Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- June 11, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, 2 mi NW of Durham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -78.950
Trees were blown down on Coal Mill Road and Sparger Road.
Lightning, Vance
- When
- June 11, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Vance County, Townsville
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.365, -78.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a tree, and killed 11 cattle that had gathered under the tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- June 11, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, 8 mi S of Oxford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -78.583
Trees were blown across roads in the southern portion of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- June 11, 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, 3 mi N of Churchill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.533, -78.050
Trees were blown down in a subdivision near Lake Gaston.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- June 11, 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 2 mi W of Wake Forest
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 35.983, -78.550
Trees were blown down on Highway 98.
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- June 11, 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Roanoke Rapids
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.467, -77.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- June 11, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Raleigh
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.667
Trees were blown down on Rock Quarry Road and Jones Sausage Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- June 11, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, 5 mi E of Clayton
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -78.383
A barn was damaged, some homes had molding blown off, and trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- June 11, 9:13 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Benson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.383, -78.550
Trees and powerlines were blown down, knocking out power for several hours.
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe
- When
- June 11, 9:32 PM EST
- Where
- Edgecombe County, Macclesfield
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -77.667
Three homes were damaged and trees were blown down on Webbs Chapel Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- June 11, 10:20 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.033, -78.383
Trees were blown down across the northern portion of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- June 11, 11:35 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Harrells
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.717, -78.217
Trees were blown down along Highway 421.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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: 5404400, 5404456, 5404401, 5404457, 5404399, 5404458, 5404459, 5404460, 5404467, 5404461, 5404462, 5404466, 5404463, 5404464, 5404465.