Hail, Bladen
- When
- June 11, 4:26 PM EST to 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, 3.42 mi SW of Dublin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.610, -78.755
Report of penny size hail along NC Highway 410.
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 11, 2008
A weak stalled front across the inland counties provided focus for deep convection during the afternoon and evening. A mid level ridge was located to the north of the Carolinas, providing a light steering flow from the east-southeast.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 ILM wrote it up.
A weak stalled front across the inland counties provided focus for deep convection during the afternoon and evening. A mid level ridge was located to the north of the Carolinas, providing a light steering flow from the east-southeast. Pulse storms developed with isolated damaging wind gusts and large hail.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:26 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Bladen
- When
- June 11, 4:57 PM EST to 4:59 PM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, 2.23 mi SW of Dublin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.626, -78.746
Marble to golf ball size hail reported between Dublin and Bladenboro.
Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson
- When
- June 11, 5:30 PM EST to 5:32 PM EST
- Where
- Robeson County, 1.64 mi WSW of Lowe
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.642, -79.107
Robeson County 911 Center relayed a report of trees down at the intersection of NC Highway 711 and Lowe Road.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 11 to 13, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 11, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 11 to 12, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flood in Kansas, June 11, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 11, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 11 to 13, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 11, 2008
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 11 to 13, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 11 to 12, 2008
- High Wind in Minnesota, June 11, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 11, 2008
- High Wind in Minnesota, June 11, 2008
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 115343, 115379, 115328.