Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 26, 2008

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 26, 2008
Start: 2008-06-26T13:53
End: 2008-06-26T16:55
Location: North Carolina

June 26, 2008 · NWS RNK · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

An unstable atmosphere set the stage for afternoon development of showers and thunderstorms on June 26. Some of these storms reached severe levels and generated large hail and damaging downburst winds.

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: $26,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 RNK wrote it up.

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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 1:10 PM EST, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:10 PM EST, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 5:48 AM EST, 8 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
648 AM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-271100-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
648 AM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE THREAT OF STRONG TO
POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT MAY BE
NEEDED THIS WEEKEND.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:14 PM EST, 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
214 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

VAZ007-010-WVZ042-261915-
BLAND VA-TAZEWELL VA-MERCER WV-
214 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008

AT 211 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAZEWELL...OR ABOUT OVER
TIPTOP...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
NEAR...BOISSEVAIN AT 225 PM EDT...POCAHONTAS...AND COALDALE AT 230 PM
EDT...BLUEFIELD...AND PINNACLE ROCK STATE PARK AT 235 PM
EDT...BLUEFIELD...MERCER CO AIRPORT AT 240 PM EDT...SANDLICK...AND
MATOAKA AT 245 PM EDT...CERES AT 250 PM EDT.

EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

PEM

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:53 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Wilkes

When: June 26, 1:53 PM EST
Where: Wilkes County, 0.69 mi N of Denny
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.090, -81.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Watauga

When: June 26, 2:57 PM EST
Where: Watauga County, Foscoe
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.170, -81.770

A row of small trees were blown down near the intersection of Highway 105 and Clarks Creek Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yadkin

When: June 26, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Yadkin County, 0.56 mi E of East Bend
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.220, -80.510

Several trees were blown down in the East Bend area along Highway 67. One tree fell on a car. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When: June 26, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Surry County, 0.56 mi E of Mt Airy
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.500, -80.610

Trees were blown down. Damage values are estimated.

Hail, Stokes

When: June 26, 4:55 PM EST
Where: Stokes County, Pine Hall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.320, -80.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes

When: June 26, 4:55 PM EST
Where: Stokes County, Pine Hall
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.320, -80.070

Trees were blown down. Damage values are estimates.

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 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 2008

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: 109012, 109014, 109016, 109018, 109022, 114854.