Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 10, 2014

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 10, 2014
Start: 2014-06-10T16:50
End: 2014-06-10T21:52
Location: North Carolina

June 10, 2014 · NWS GSP · 17 events in 9 counties and zones

Widely scattered thunderstorms, with a few severe storms developed over the Piedmont late in the afternoon and during the early evening. Meanwhile, a weakening complex of thunderstorms moved into the Smoky Mountain region, producing areas of wind damage.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $340,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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 10, 3:50 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:50 PM EST, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
450 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS OUR REGION
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A WEAK FRONT MOVES IN THURSDAY AND
THEN ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES OUR REGION LATE FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 430 PM...HAVE UPDATED THE FCST TO ACCOUNT FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH OVER THE WRN ZONES. POP HAS BEEN BUMPED TO
CATEGORICAL OVER THE WESTERN PART AS THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE
ANYTHING TO STOP THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE IT REACHES THE
WESTERN PART OF THE FCST AREA. THE LINE LOOKS QUITE FORMIDABLE OFF
TO THE WEST AND WE MAY HAVE SWATHS OF WIND DAMAGE OVER THE
MTNS...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE WIND GETS CHANNELED THROUGH FAVORABLE
VALLEYS. DOWNSTREAM OF THE WATCH...HARD TO SAY HOW LONG THE LINE
WILL REMAIN VIGOROUS AS WE BEGIN TO LOSE HEATING AND THE LINE
OUTRUNS SOME OF THE FAVORABLE UPPER SUPPORT. PEOPLE OVER THE UPSTATE
AND NC FOOTHILLS/WRN PIEDMONT SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON IT.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

AT 215 PM...IN THE VERY NEAR TERM...VSBL SAT PIC AT 1745Z STILL
SHOWS A SUPPRESSED CU FIELD ACROSS THE WEASTERN CAROLINAS AND NE GA.
THEREFORE...IT STILL LOOOKS LIKE CONVECTIVE CHANCES FOR THE
AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE ALONG WITH THE HOT TEMPS.
HOWEVER...REGIONAL RADARS SHOW A CONVECTIVE COMPLEX FROM CENTRAL
TN...S THROUGH AL. THIS WILL MOVE NE AND SHOULD REACH FAR WEST
NC...NE GA AROUND 22Z AND THEN MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH 06Z. THE
NCEP WRF ARW EAST SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON THIS SCENARIO.
OUTSIDE OF SOME WIDELY SCT CONVECTION OVER THE RIDGE TOPS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL RAMP UP POPS FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING...BUT NOT
TAKE THE HIGHER POPS INTO THE EASTERN UPSTATE AND CLT AREA. SPC HAS
MOVED THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INTO FAR W NC/NE GA AND THE FAR W UPSTATE
IN THEIR DAY 1 OUTLOOK MOST LIKLEY DUE TO THE ANTICIPATATION OF THE
BEFORE-MENTIONED CONVECTIVE COMPLEX AFFECTING THAT AREA.

ON WED...THE UPPER LOW THAT HAS BEEN SPINNING TO THE WEST THE LAST
FEW DAYS WILL MAKE SOME PROGRESS EASTWARD. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO
IMPROVE UPPER DIVERGENCE OVER THE REGION ALONG WITH MOISTURE FLUX
FROM THE GULF. THAT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIP WATER VALUES WILL INCREASE BUT NOT TO
EXCESSIVE VALUES GENERALLY IN THE 1.5-1.75 RANGE. DO NOT EXPECT ANY
WIDESPREAD HYDRO ISSUES...BUT SOME LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE
WHERE TRAINING CELLS OCCUR.

USED A CONSENSUS BLEND OF MODEL GUIDANCE TO GENERATE MOST GRID
FIELDS EXCEPT POP. MIN TEMPS WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE WHILE WED'S MAX
TEMPS WILL BE A CATEGORY OR TWO LOWER THAN TODAY DUE TO INCREASED
CLOUD COVER/PRECIP.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT TUESDAY...THE SHORT TERM PERIOD INITIALIZES
WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER TROF PUSHES INTO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY.  STRONG SOUTHERLY WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING UPPER/SFC TROFS WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR ONGOING
CONVECTION TO PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE
REGION...HOWEVER LOSS OF HEATING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SOME CONVECTIVE
DECAY.  THUS...WILL TAPER INITIAL WIDESPREAD LIKELY POPS SLOWLY TO
SOLID CHANCE LEVELS BY FRIDAY MORNING.  ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS
NOT EXPECTED...PWAT VALUES APPROACHING 2 INCHES WILL ALLOW FOR ANY
DEEP CONVECTION TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
THEREFORE THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IS
CELL TRAINING OCCURS OVER A GIVEN AREA.

THE ABOVE MENTIONED UPPER TROF WILL CONTINUE ITS SLOW PUSH TO THE
EAST THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  CONTINUED
SOUTHERLY FLOW OUT AHEAD...ALONG WITH ENHANCED UPPER SUPPORT WILL
YIELD INCREASING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  PROFILES WILL BE RATHER MOIST ON THURSDAY
LEADING TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...WHICH WILL INHIBIT HEATING AND IN
TURN REDUCE AFTERNOON DESTABILIZATION.  THUS...NOT EXPECTING ANY
SEVERE WEATHER ON THURSDAY.  THAT SAID...THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY RAINFALL YET AGAIN AS PWAT VALUES REMAIN IN EXCESS OF AN INCH
AND HALF.  AS THE UPPER FORCING PUSHES EAST OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...AND WHAT LITTLE INSTABILITY THAT WAS PRESENT
FADES...EXPECTING COVERAGE TO DIMINISH.  POPS WILL TAPER DOWN
OVERNIGHT TO SLIGHT CHANCE LEVELS OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE
CHANCE LEVEL POPS RESIDE.

CONTINUED WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION ON
FRIDAY...HOWEVER RH FIELDS INDICATE YET ANOTHER DAY OF MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES THEREBY LIMITING HEATING.  THAT SAID...SOUNDINGS DO INDICATE
MODEST LAPSE RATES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WHICH COMBINED WITH
AMPLE MOISTURE WILL WORK TO PRODUCE SCATTERED AFTERNOON CONVECTION.
WILL RAMP POPS BACK UP TO SOLID CHANCE LEVELS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR SUCH.  TEMPERATURES THROUGH
THE PERIOD WILL ACTUALLY BE BELOW NORMAL AS FORECAST SKY COVER WILL
DAMPEN HEATING.  THIS ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
WILL WORK TO KEEP DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S BOTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM TUESDAY...THIS MEDIUM RANGE BEGINS 00Z SATURDAY.
AT THAT TIME...THE MAIN ENERGY WITH THE 500MB FLOW IS WELL NORTH
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND SOUTHERN MOST CANADA. A TROUGH AXIS AT
THAT TIME EXTENDS DOWN FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES ACROSS OUR AREA.
LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH TO SW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SHORTWAVES WILL CONTINUE TO PASS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE NATION
WITH MOST OF THE MAIN ENERGY BEING NORTH OF THE CAROLINAS. DIURNAL
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE WITH MAX TEMPS NEAR
NORMAL SATURDAY...PERHAPS JUST UNDER NORMAL HIGHS SUNDAY WITH AXIS
OF ANOTHER SHORTWAVE APPROACHING. THE HIGHER INSTABILITY WILL SKIRT
THE PIEDMONT REGION EACH DAY BEING HIGHER ACROSS CENTRAL GA AND
CENTRAL SC. UPPER RIDGE BUILDS A BIT OVER THE SE STATES EARLY NEXT
WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPS ABOUT A CATEGORY ABOVE NORMAL TUESDAY AND
PERHAPS EVEN A COUPLE DEGREES WARMER ON WED. LOW LEVEL WIND WILL BE
GENERALLY FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE PASSES
TO OUR SOUTH.

THE GFS CONTINUES WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEM NEAR THE YUCATAN ON DAY 7
AS IT HAS AROUND DAY 7 FOR WELL OVER A WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...ATMOSPHERE STILL SUPRESSED PER THE UNIMPRESSIVE CU FIELD
ON THE LATEST VSBL SAT PIC. THUS...WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE NO
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AT KCLT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/NIGHT. LOOKS
LIKE THE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX OVER TN WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE MAKING TO
KCLT TONIGHT. THUS...NO RESTRICTIONS ARE INTHE TAF THROUGH TONIGHT.
ON WED...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL APPROACH SPREADING SCT TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THERE MAY SOME RESTRICTIONS
DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

ELSEWHERE...ATMOSPHERE ALSO IS STILL SUPPRESSED PER THE UNIMPRESSIVE
CU FIELD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ON THE LATEST VSBL SAT PIC.
THUS...WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...REGIONAL RADARS SHOW A CONVECTIVE
COMPLEX DEVELOPING FORM CENTRAL TN...S INTO AL. THIS WILL MAKE A RUN
EASTWARD AND REACH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ABOUT 00Z. STORMS SHOULD
TEND TO WEAKEN THEN AS THEY MOVE EAST INTO AN UPPER RIDGE.
HOWEVER...WILL CARRY A TEMPO AT KAND WHERE THE STORMS HAVE THE BEST
CHANCE OF MAKING IT. WILL MENTION VCTS AT THE OTHER TAF SITES FOR
NOW. WILL MONITOR CLOSELY AND BEEF UP THUNDER FORECAST IF IT APPEARS
THE THUNDERSTORM COPMPLEX WILL HOLD TOGETHER.

OUTLOOK...SCT TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO
WED NIGHT ALONG WITH AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL PRODUCE
RESTRICTIONS. EXPECT THAT MAINLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE MAIN STORY AGAIN THU INTO THE WEEKEND.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN TSRA AND ALSO IN THE MTN
VALLEYS EACH MORNING WHERE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG MAY FORM.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            21-03Z        03-09Z        09-15Z        15-21Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  91%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  91%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  97%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  87%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     MED   78%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     MED   64%     HIGH  85%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...LG
NEAR TERM...LG/PM
SHORT TERM...CDG
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...LG

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 2:28 PM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
328 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

GAZ028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>050-053-056-057-064-065-068>072-082-
501>510-SCZ002-003-005>014-019-111930-
HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
328 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN A POSSIBILITY ACROSS
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD
BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY
THREATS.

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

..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..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.

GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-SCZ001-004-111930-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-
328 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 276 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION THIS
EVENING FROM THE WEST. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

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

..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..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.

CDG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:32 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
432 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001-004-110000-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
CHEROKEE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD
432 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

A LINE OF INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS BY
APPROXIMATELY 6 PM. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND PERHAPS AN
ISOLATED TORNADO. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POTENTIAL WARNINGS.

CDG

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:39 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
439 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

NCZ050-102130-
MITCHELL-
439 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL COUNTY
THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF BULADEAN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF ERWIN...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BULADEAN...

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3617 8222 3615 8218 3615 8214 3599 8220
      3602 8220 3600 8227 3604 8230 3603 8231
      3604 8234 3608 8235 3607 8241 3611 8237
      3614 8230 3614 8225

KRENTZ

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:16 PM EST, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
516 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

NCZ070-071-SCZ009-102200-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-YORK-
516 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT YORK...SOUTHWESTERN MECKLENBURG
AND SOUTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLOVER TO
MCCONNELLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  NEWPORT...
  CATAWBA STATION...
  STEELE CREEK...

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3524 8105 3506 8090 3483 8132 3491 8145
      3512 8132

KRENTZ

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:41 PM EST, 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
541 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

NCZ070-071-SCZ009-102230-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-YORK-
541 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL YORK...WEST
CENTRAL MECKLENBURG AND SOUTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM
EDT...

AT 536 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLOVER...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF GASTONIA...
MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  SOUTH GASTONIA...
  GASTONIA...
  CRAMERTON...
  LOWELL...
  DALLAS...
  MOUNT HOLLY...

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3534 8120 3528 8088 3505 8116 3510 8129

KRENTZ

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gaston

When: June 10, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Gaston County, 2 mi E of Gastonia
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.270, -81.145

Public reported larger than half dollar size hail.

Hail, Gaston

When: June 10, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Gaston County, 2.07 mi S of Lowell
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.240, -81.120

Ham radio operator reported large than dime size hail near the intersection of Redbud Ln and New Hope Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When: June 10, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Gaston County, 0.56 mi E of Gastonia to 0.89 mi SW of Lowell
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.270, -81.170

Spotter reported a tree blown down at Ozark Ave and New Hope Rd (1.5 ENE Gastonia) and media reported another tree down across I-85 North near Cox Rd (3 E).

Hail, Mecklenburg

When: June 10, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, 9 mi NNE of Charlotte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.350, -80.789

Spotter reported penny size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Swain

When: June 10, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Swain County, 1.23 mi W of Hewitt
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.299, -83.672

County comms reported multiple trees blown down near the Nantahala community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: June 10, 5:33 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, 1 mi SSW of Cornelius
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.467, -80.877

Public reported multiple trees and large limbs blown down on Oak Leaf Circle.

Thunderstorm Wind, Swain

When: June 10, 5:51 PM EST
Where: Swain County, 8 mi S of Bryson City
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.314, -83.450

County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down in the Brush Creek area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When: June 10, 5:55 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, Concord
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.420, -80.600

EM reported two trees blown down in the Concord area.

Hail, Cabarrus

When: June 10, 6:26 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant to 1 mi S of Mt Pleasant
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.400, -80.450

FD and county comms reported nickel size hail in the Mount Pleasant area.

Hail, Cabarrus

When: June 10, 6:26 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant to 1 mi NNE of Mt Pleasant
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.400, -80.450

EM reported quarter size hail near Mount Pleasant. Public reported nickel to quarter size hail off North Dr (1 NNE).

Hail, Gaston

When: June 10, 6:27 PM EST
Where: Gaston County, 1 mi WNW of Gastonia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.276, -81.196

Public reported up to penny size hail on the west side of Gastonia.

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When: June 10, 9:13 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 0.56 mi E of Dysortville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.600, -81.870

Newspaper reported multiple trees were blow down in the Dysartsville community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: June 10, 9:15 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, 4 mi WSW of China Grove
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.548, -80.666

County comms reported a tree was blown down on a house on Cannon Farm Rd.

Hail, Cleveland

When: June 10, 9:22 PM EST
Where: Cleveland County, 4 mi NNW of Polkville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.483, -81.657

Spotter reported 3/4 inch diameter hail near Polkville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When: June 10, 9:30 PM EST to 9:37 PM EST
Where: Burke County, Glen Alpine to 3 mi NE of Morganton
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $250,000
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 35.730, -81.800

Newspaper reported a large tree fell on and destroyed a workshop building in Glen Alpine. NWS employee reported multiple large limbs blown down in the area around Broughton Hospital (1 SSE Morganton). Public reported trees blown down off Bethel Rd (2 ESE) and numerous trees blown down just northeast of town. Spotter reported a tree blown down on a house at North Anderson St and Collett St (where two children were briefly trapped) in the city, and another tree on a house off Highway 70 between Morganton and Drexel.

Lightning, Burke

When: June 10, 9:30 PM EST
Where: Burke County, 2.18 mi SE of Glen Alpine
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.710, -81.770

Newspaper reported lightning struck a vacant home on Causby Rd, igniting a fire that completely destroyed the structure.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: June 10, 9:39 PM EST to 9:52 PM EST
Where: Caldwell County, 1.82 mi WSW of Baton to 1.82 mi ESE of Lenoir
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.810, -81.560

Newspaper reported multiple trees blown down near the Burke County line south of Lenoir. Spotter reported multiple large tree limbs blown down 2 ESE Lenoir. County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down just east of town.

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.

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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: 519336, 524693, 524695, 519332, 519351, 519353, 519348, 519355, 519326, 519344, 519328, 528982, 519376, 519374, 519382, 528972, 519379.