Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 28, 2011

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 28, 2011
Start: 2011-06-28T13:39
End: 2011-06-28T18:25
Location: North Carolina

June 28, 2011 · NWS GSP · 14 events in 7 counties and zones

Numerous pulse-type thunderstorms developed in a regime of weak shear and high instability over the North Carolina foothills and western piedmont. Several of the stroms produced damaging winds and large hail.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

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 28, 1:16 PM EST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 1:16 PM EST, 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
216 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVER NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE REGION
AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA ON THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
CONVECTION TOOK ITS TIME INITIATING THIS AFTERNOON...BUT IT HAS
FINALLY STARTED ACROSS THE MTNS...AND TO OUR SOUTH ALONG AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY. EXPECT FIRST WAVE OF SVR STORMS TO BE ALONG THE BOUNDARY
TO OUR SOUTH. HOWEVER...AN MCV AND SECONDARY BOUNDARY/WEAK FRONT
SHOULD HELP ORGANIZE THE CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER THE MTNS AS THE
ENTIRE PACKAGE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING. HAVE KEPT POP TRENDS BASICALLY UNCHANGED WITH COVERAGE
RAMPING UP TO NUMEROUS OVER THE MTNS THEN SPREADING EAST AND SOUTH
ACROSS THE CWFA. POP ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT...BUT ISOLATED
CONVECTION COULD LINGER ACROSS THE SERN CWFA THRU DAYBREAK. CAPE
VALUES ARE IN THE 2000 TO 3000 J/KG RANGE WITH NO CIN. HOWEVER...
DCAPE VALUES HAVE FALLEN SOMEWHAT AS MID LEVELS MOISTEN. LOW LEVEL
LAPSE RATES HAVE RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY WITH HEATING...WHILE MID LEVEL
LAPSE RATES HAVE WEAKENED. THEREFORE...EVEN THOUGH SOME ORGANIZATION
IS EXPECTED...SVR STORMS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ISOLATED. THAT SAID...
IF COLD POOL CAN ORGANIZE AND STRENGTHEN....THEN SVR WILL BE LIKELY.
EXPECT ANOTHER MILD NIGHT EVEN WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING THRU.

A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR WED. ALTHOUGH
TEMPS WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH THE LOWER 90S...DEW POINTS WILL BE MUCH
LOWER. EXPECT ATMOS TO REMAIN CAPPED THRU THE DAY. THE ONE EXCEPTION
WILL BE ALONG THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE
THERE COULD LEAD TO MOISTURE POOLING AND FORCING ENUF TO BREAK THE
CAP. FOR NOW...HAVE NO MENTIONABLE POP.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM TUESDAY...WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND GRADUALLY
WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE INITIALLY OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WILL
DOMINATE THE WEATHER AS IT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD TO NEAR THE
ATALNTIC COAST BY LATE FRIDAY. THEREFORE...EXPECT GENERALLY CLEAR
AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRI. CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT A COUPLE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THU AND FRI AFTERNOONS IN THE UPPER
SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS WHERE MODELS INDICATE
SOME WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND POOLING DEWPOINTS. MAX TEMPS
WILL RISE THROUGH THE PERIOD AS HEIGHTS RISE IN RESPONSE TO THE
UPPER HIGH TO THE WEST BUILDING EASTWARD. THEREFORE...MAX TEMPS WILL
REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE BY ONE TO TWO CATEGORIES EACH DAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT 1215 PM TUESDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGRREMENT THAT THE
UPPER HIGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE AREA
FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS PORTENDS ANOTHER ROUND OF QUITE HOT
TEMPS WITH SUPRESSED DIURNAL CONVECTION. HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO HPC
GUIDANCE WHICH HANDLES THIS SCENARIO WELL. HENCE OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS...
WILL FORECAST MAX TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ON SAT...AND
APPROACHING IF NOT REACHING 100 DEGREES ON SUN. EXPECT THAT ANY
CONVECTION WILL BE OF THE ISOLATED MOUNTAIN TOP VARIETY BOTH DAYS.
ON MON/TUE...THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GFS/ECWMF IN
REGARD TO HOW FAST THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN OVER THE SE U.S.
HPC USED A MODEL BLEND WHICH ALLOWS FOR MORE DIURNAL CONVECTION ON
MON...WITH THE HIGHEST POPS ON TUE AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NW. TEMPS MON AND TUE REMAIN HOT...BUT PROBABLY NOT AS HOT AS SUN
DUE TO MORE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...CONVECTION NOT NEAR THE TAF SITE...BUT CB CLOSE ENUF TO
INCLUDE AT THE START. STILL EXPECT BKN LINE OF CONVECTION TO MOVE
EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...SO HAVE KEPT -SHRA BKN CB IN
THE TAF WITH LITTLE CHANGE. SWLY WIND BECOMES WSW THIS AFTERNOON
THEN NW THIS EVENING AS WEAK FRONT MOVES THRU. VFR EXPECTED UNLESS
CELL MOVES OVER THE AIRFIELD. WIND GOES NLY OVERNIGHT WITH
DIMINISHING CLOUDS. INCREASING NELY WIND EXPECTED WED MORN WITH SCT
MID CLOUDS. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME FOG AROUND DAYBREAK...BUT DRIER AIR
MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT COULD KEEP IT AT BAY.

ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE MTNS AND
MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE STARTED WITH CB ALL
AREAS THEN TIMED IN -SHRA AND BKN CB. WLY WIND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
EVENING WHEN WIND GOES NW BEHIND THE FRONT. CLEARING SKIES AND NLY
TO NWLY WIND EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HAVE INCLUDED FOG AT KAVL/KAND
WHICH ARE MORE FOG PRONE...BUT IT COULD HAPPEN ANY LOCATION.
INCREASING N TO NELY WIND WITH ONLY SCT CLOUDS EXPECTED AFTER ANY
FOG BURNS OFF.

OUTLOOK...ISOLATED CONVECTION POSSIBLE WED LATE AFT/EVE UPPER
SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY...THEN VFR THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PAT
NEAR TERM...RWH
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...LG
AVIATION...RWH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 9:35 AM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1035 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-291445-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
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-
1035 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORMS MAY LINGER
INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT. SOME OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS. SLOW MOVING STORMS OVER THE SAME AREAS MAY ALSO
PRODUCE ENOUGH RAIN TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. THE STORMS SHOULD
DIMINISH BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 28, 8:58 AM EST, 4 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
958 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

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

0322 PM     HAIL             7 ENE LAKE LURE         35.48N 82.09W
06/27/2011  E0.75 INCH       RUTHERFORD         NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL IN THE SHINGLE HOLLOW AREA.

&&

ZHARGROV

Local storm report, Jun 28, 9:55 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

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

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N CARNESVILLE         34.43N 83.23W
06/27/2011                   FRANKLIN           GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            4 TREES DOWN AT HWY 145 AND HWY 106.

&&

ZHARGROV

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 12:16 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
116 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

NCZ048-052-281745-
HAYWOOD-MADISON-
116 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MADISON AND NORTHWESTERN HAYWOOD
COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

AT 111 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CAMPOBELLO...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
COLUMBUS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS
IT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3590 8246 3562 8309 3573 8323 3573 8319
      3577 8316 3578 8310 3580 8308 3578 8299
      3584 8292 3588 8291 3593 8292 3594 8289

PAT

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:04 PM EST, 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
204 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

NCZ059-062-281830-
MACON-NORTHERN JACKSON-
204 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MACON AND WESTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 201 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CAMPOBELLO...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
COLUMBUS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3532 8344 3532 8341 3533 8340 3533 8334
      3540 8334 3545 8320 3524 8317 3523 8322
      3518 8322 3519 8345

PAT

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:11 PM EST, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
211 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

GAZ010-281845-
RABUN-
211 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL RABUN COUNTY THROUGH 245
PM EDT...

AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF LAKE BURTON...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CLAYTON. THIS STORM WAS SLOWLY MOVING EAST AND WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3495 8353 3500 8337 3500 8329 3476 8338
      3477 8356

PAT

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:28 PM EST, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
228 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

NCZ049-050-503-505-506-281900-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MITCHELL-YANCEY-
228 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MCDOWELL...NORTHWESTERN
BURKE...SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CAMPOBELLO...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
COLUMBUS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3580 8188 3577 8193 3571 8187 3573 8225
      3591 8221 3595 8204 3592 8199 3592 8195
      3595 8196 3598 8192

PAT

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McDowell

When: June 28, 1:39 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 0.56 mi E of Little Switzerland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.850, -82.090

Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander

When: June 28, 4:43 PM EST to 4:49 PM EST
Where: Alexander County, 1.49 mi NNW of Taylorsville Arpt to 3.05 mi NE of Taylorsville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 35.950, -81.210

A tree was blown down on Piney Grove Rd and multiple trees were blown down on Rocky Face Church Rd, about 3.5 miles northeast of Taylorsville.

Hail, Catawba

When: June 28, 4:52 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 1.49 mi NNW of Hickory
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.750, -81.330

Penny size hail fell at the intersection of 16th Ave and N Center St.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: June 28, 4:52 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, 1.69 mi W of Oakhurst
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.200, -80.810

Trees were blown down across the road at Randolph Rd and Colville Rd, and other trees were blown down on Monroe Rd, about 3 miles southeast of Center City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: June 28, 4:57 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, 1.68 mi E of Salisbury
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.670, -80.470

A large tree was blown down on Knox St and a few large limbs were blown down on Crawford St. In addition, a tent was blown over on Lafayette St, causing minor injuries to three people who were struck by tent poles.

Lightning, Catawba

When: June 28, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 0.56 mi E of Longview
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.730, -81.360

Lightning started a fire in the attic of a home on First Ave Place NW.

Hail, Cabarrus

When: June 28, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, 42.94 mi WNW of Kannapolis
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.750, -81.330

Larger than half dollar size hail on highway 127 in the Viewmont community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When: June 28, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Iredell County, 2.24 mi E of New Hope
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 36.030, -80.930

Two trees were blown down on W Memorial Highway.

Hail, Catawba

When: June 28, 5:12 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 2.82 mi NNE of Oyama
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.770, -81.260

Penny to nickel size hail was reported at Sulphur Springs Rd and Springs Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander

When: June 28, 5:15 PM EST to 5:20 PM EST
Where: Alexander County, 2.99 mi ESE of Bethlehem to 2.54 mi W of Millersville
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.815, -81.270

The porch was torn off a manufactured home on River Hills Ct, with several trees and power lines blown down in the area. Roofs were also blown off two sheds on LC Starnes Lane, and an outbuilding was flipped on Friendship Ridge Dr.

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When: June 28, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 0.69 mi N of Conover
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.710, -81.220

Multiple trees were blown down, mainly on the south side of Conover.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When: June 28, 5:53 PM EST to 5:57 PM EST
Where: Iredell County, 0.56 mi E of Statesville to 4.12 mi SSW of Turnersburg
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.780, -80.890

A tree was blown down on a home on Garfield St. A large tree was blown down on power lines on Fort Dobbs Rd and another tree was blown down on Turnersburg Hwy about 5 miles north northeast of Statesville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When: June 28, 6:04 PM EST to 6:11 PM EST
Where: Iredell County, 0.56 mi W of Barium Spgs to 3.43 mi WSW of Elmwood
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.720, -80.910

Power lines were blown down on Old Mountain Rd about 5 miles south southwest of Statesville. A tree was blown down on a house which collapsed the roof on Pine Haven Rd. Another tree was blown down on Shiloh Rd, 4.5 miles southeast of Statesville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: June 28, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, 0.56 mi E of Woodleaf
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 35.770, -80.590

Multiple trees were blown down at Potneck Rd and highway 801.

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 2011

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: 331087, 330452, 330457, 330459, 330461, 331088, 331089, 331090, 331091, 331092, 331093, 331095, 331098, 331109.