Hail, Greene
- When
- June 15, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 3.14 mi ENE of Shines Xrds
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -77.750
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 15, 2009
Very unstable air developed well inland from the coast during the afternoon of June 15th 2009. Scattered thunderstorms developed and a few produced large hail and strong 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
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 MHX wrote it up.
Very unstable air developed well inland from the coast during the afternoon of June 15th 2009. Scattered thunderstorms developed and a few produced large hail and strong winds.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:32 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lenoir
- When
- June 15, 3:07 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, 0.89 mi SW of Stallings Afb
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -77.640
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- June 15, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, 0.89 mi NW of Kinston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -77.590
Trees and power lines blown down just northwest of Kinston.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- June 15, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, 2.15 mi NNW of Kinston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -77.590
Trees blown down and some minor structural damage on Fred Everett Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- June 15, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, 1.49 mi NNW of Kinston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.290, -77.590
Tree blown down on power lines on Kelly 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 Hail in Kansas, June 15, 2009
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 15 to 16, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 15, 2009
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 15 to 16, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Alabama, June 15 to 16, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Dakota, June 15 to 16, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, June 15 to 16, 2009
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kansas, June 15 to 16, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, June 15, 2009
- Hail in South Dakota, June 15, 2009
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 171450, 171451, 171452, 171454, 171455.