North Carolina, 2013Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 25, 2013
July 25, 2013 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Thunderstorms developed over the Blue Ridge and moved across the foothills of western North Carolina. Some of the storms produced large hail and damaging winds.
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- 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.
Thunderstorms developed over the Blue Ridge and moved across the foothills of western North Carolina. Some of the storms produced large hail and damaging winds.
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 Jul 25, 1:29 PM EST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 1:29 PM EST, 51 minutes before
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- When
- July 25, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Burke County, 0.56 mi W of Jonas Ridge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -81.890
Up to quarter size hail fell in the Jonas Ridge area, with at least one vehicle damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell
- When
- July 25, 4:13 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell County, 0.56 mi E of Marion to 0.91 mi S of Marion
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -82.010
About five trees were blown down in the Marion area.
Hail, Rutherford
- When
- July 25, 5:00 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford County, 8 mi ENE of Lake Lure to 5.5 mi WNW of Rutherfordton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.464, -82.069
Golf ball size hail fell in the Shingle Hollow community and quarter size hail in the Green Hill community.
- 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.
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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: 471357, 471360, 471362.