Hail, Columbus
- When
- June 26, 4:50 PM EST to 4:52 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Chadbourn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -78.820
Penny size hail was reported.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 26, 2008
A surface trough approached from the west as a weak mid-level short-wave trough moved across the area during the afternoon and evening. The thunderstorms that developed inland quickly pulsed to severe levels as instability was strong.
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 surface trough approached from the west as a weak mid-level short-wave trough moved across the area during the afternoon and evening. The thunderstorms that developed inland quickly pulsed to severe levels as instability was strong. Thunderstorms also developed along the seabreeze and moved inland. Boundary collisions were a pre-cursor to the development of additional pulse severe thunderstorms.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:49 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- June 26, 5:00 PM EST to 5:02 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Tabor City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.150, -78.880
Numerous trees and power lines down in and around Tabor City. Reports were relayed by the Columbus County 911 Center.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- June 26, 5:40 PM EST to 5:42 PM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, 1.69 mi NE of Elizabethtown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.648, -78.600
A large tree was down on NC Highway 53. Small hail was also reported.
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
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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: 118827, 118838, 118829.