North Carolina, 2013Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 25, 2013
June 25, 2013 · NWS GSP · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Scattered thunderstorms developed for a second day over western North Carolina in an airmass characterized by weak shear and moderate instability. A few of the storms produced damaging winds.
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- 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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed for a second day over western North Carolina in an airmass characterized by weak shear and moderate instability. A few of the storms produced 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 Jun 25, 1:44 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 1:44 PM EST, 15 minutes before
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- When
- June 25, 1:59 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell County, 0.89 mi SE of Whitnel
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -81.520
A couple trees were blown down along Walt Arney Rd about 3 miles south southeast of Lenoir.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell
- When
- June 25, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell County, 1.12 mi E of Spruce Pine
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -82.060
Multiple trees were blown down along highway 19 near Spruce Pine.
Hail, Gaston
- When
- June 25, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, 1.13 mi W of Bessemer City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -81.300
Penny size hail was reported a few miles southwest of Bessemer City.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- June 25, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford County, 1.49 mi SSE of Cliffside
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.210, -81.770
Trees and power lines were blown down off Duke Power Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland
- When
- June 25, 5:16 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland County, 2.36 mi ENE of Earl
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.210, -81.490
A few trees were blown down about 3 miles to the east northeast of Earl.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Rip Current in Florida, June 25, 20131 death · 1 event
- Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 25 to 26, 2013$196,000 · 1 in hail · 74 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 25, 2013$696,000 · 1 in hail · 33 events
- Flooding in Iowa, June 25 to 30, 2013$1.3 million · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Vermont, June 25, 2013$1.0 million · 55 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 25, 2013$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 58 events
- Hail in Nebraska, June 25, 2013$750,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in North Dakota, June 25 to 27, 2013$257,000 · 2 in hail · 25 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 25, 2013$153,000 · 61 kt wind · 31 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 25 to 27, 2013$230,000 · EF0 · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 25, 2013$121,000 · 1.75 in hail · 19 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New York, June 25, 2013$260,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
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: 463173, 463174, 463175, 463176, 463177.