Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- July 4, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, Pleasant Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -79.333
Trees down at HWY 62 and 49 North.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 4, 2006
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 7
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 Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:42 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Alamance
- When
- July 4, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, Pleasant Grove
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -79.333
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- July 4, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, 2 mi N of Seminole
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 35.467, -79.033
Trees down north of Seminole.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- July 4, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Walkertown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.183, -80.167
Trees down in the Walkertown area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- July 4, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Kernersville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -80.083
Numerous trees down all throughout Kernersville. Barn destroyed on Piney Grove Road.
Hail, Guilford
- When
- July 4, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Stokesdale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.233, -79.983
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 4, 10:50 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Oak Ridge
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.183, -79.983
Trees and power lines down near Oakridge Military Academy.
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
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- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 4, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 4, 2006
- Damaging Winds in District of Columbia, July 4, 2006
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2006
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: 5521842, 5521843, 5521844, 5521845, 5521846, 5521847, 5521848.