Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 26, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 26, 2007
Start: 2007-06-26T01:40
End: 2007-06-26T18:47
Location: North Carolina

June 26, 2007 · NWS GSP · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Scattered severe storms developed over western North Carolina. Most of the storms occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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.

Scattered severe storms developed over western North Carolina. Most of the storms occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours.

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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 12:40 AM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 12:40 AM EST, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
140 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK. HOWEVER...ATLANTIC AND GULF MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE
REGION WILL ALLOW INSTABILITY TO REMAIN HIGH. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SLOWLY BREAK DOWN LATE IN THE WEEK...ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE
SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
SCATTERED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD END BY MORNING.

BOTH GFS AND NAM SHOW A WELL DEFINED FETCH OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE ON
TUE. THAT COMBINED WITH THE UPSLOPE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CONVECTION BY EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG THE ESCARPMENT WITH A CHANCE
EVERYWHERE ELSE BY LATE AFTERNOON. HAVE GONE ABOVE GENERAL MOS POPS
TRENDING MORE TOWARD THE MAV THUNDER POPS. USED A BLEND OF MAV/MET
FOR TEMPS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR WED AND THU IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ROUGHLY
WHAT SHOULD EXPECT TO BE SEEING FOR LATE JUNE...SEASONABLY WARM AND
HUMID AS THE CWFA REMAINS ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF BERMUDA HIPRES.
DEEPER FRONTAL BAND MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY EDGE SE TOWARD THE CWFA BY
LATE DAY THURSDAY AS WILL THE BETTER WESTERLY FLOW WITH UPPER
HEIGHTS STARTING TO FALL A TAD. BUT...THE COMBINATION OF THESE
FEATURES SHOULD RESULT IN LITTLE CHANGE TO THE SENSIBLE WEATHER FCST
ACRS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...A DAILY CHANCE OF MAINLY DIURNAL TSTMS.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
EXTENDED FORECAST REMAINS SIMILAR TO THE THINKING OVER THE PAST FEW
DAYS. EASTERN TROUGH WILL SETTLE SOUTHWARD OVER THE MID ATLANTIC
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE FA FROM THE
NORTH FRI AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL THEN SLOWLY TRAVERSE THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. HIGHEST POPS ARE
ADVERTISED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE FRONT DRAPED
ACROSS THE FA. AS HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...CHANCES FOR CONVECTION DIMINISH. TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD
WILL RUN CLOSE TO CLIMO.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EAST AND SCATTERED WEST WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EARLY EVENING. HAVE VCTS AT MOST LOCATIONS AND WILL CONTINUE TO
AMEND AS CELLS APPROACH TAF SITES. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO BECOME
SCATTERED BY LATE EVENING AND ISOLATED OVERNIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
IS MUCH HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS. LOW LEVEL FLOW HAS ENOUGH
SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TO PRODUCE AT LEAST AS MUCH LOW CLOUDS AS LAST
NIGHT. ALSO...DEWPOINTS WERE HIGHER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY...EVEN
ACROSS THE WEST WHERE THEY MIXED OUT...BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT AS
YESTERDAY. SHOULD BE AT LEAST MVFR FOG MOST LOCATIONS. VFR SHOULD
RETURN ABOUT NOON. THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON.

AVIATION OUTLOOK...SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AND EARLY MORNING FOG AND STRATUS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND
IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT
     THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-502-504.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LG
NEAR TERM...LG/RWH
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...BSH
AVIATION...JDL

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 9:28 PM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1028 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-068-501-
503-505>510-SCZ001>014-019-270230-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-
MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1028 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS WEEK. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME MORE
ORGANIZED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-502-504-270230-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007

...AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY.

OTHERWISE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS WEEK. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME MORE
ORGANIZED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:44 PM EST, 5 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
844 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW SALISBURY         35.64N 80.57W
06/25/2007                   ROWAN              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE TREE DOWN ON TRAILER AT SHANE DRIVE AND ASHLEY DRIVE.

&&

GAD

Local storm report, Jun 25, 8:13 PM EST, 5 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
913 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT HOLLY             35.31N 81.03W
06/25/2007                   GASTON             NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR MOUNT HOLLY FIRE AND RESCUE.

&&

GAD

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:39 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Avery

When: June 26, 1:40 AM EST
Where: Avery County, 2.5 mi NE of Linville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.106, -81.838

Thunderstorm Wind, Buncombe

When: June 26, 3:09 PM EST
Where: Buncombe County, Black Mtn
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.600, -82.320

Three large tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When: June 26, 6:36 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, 6 mi WSW of Concord
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.387, -80.698

Small aircraft blown around and air conditioner units blown off a roof at Concord Regional Airport.

Hail, Cabarrus

When: June 26, 6:36 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, 6 mi WSW of Concord
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.387, -80.698

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: June 26, 6:47 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, 2 mi NE of Charlotte
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.250, -80.825

Several trees blown down at the intersection of I-85 and Graham Rd.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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

Every storm in North Carolina in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 2007

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: 42170, 42171, 42172, 42173, 42175.