Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 11, 2014

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 11, 2014
Start: 2014-06-11T13:54
End: 2014-06-11T17:30
Location: North Carolina

June 11, 2014 · NWS GSP · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

Scattered clusters of thunderstorms developed across the foothills during the afternoon, then gradually developed farther east into the Piedmont by early evening. A few storms briefly intensified to severe levels.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 11, 1:25 PM EST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 1:25 PM EST, 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
225 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY A MID LEVEL SYSTEM ON THURSDAY. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH ON
SATURDAY...AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY. BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT 225 PM...CURRENT RADAR SHOWS NUMEROUS STORMS LINED UP ACROSS
THE CENTRAL UPSTATE...NWD THROUGH THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS AND
SWD INTO THE MIDLANDS...WITH SCT SHOWERS/STORMS TO THE WEST. THE
AXIS OF THIS CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS A WEAK VORT LOBE APPROACHES. THE NCEP WRF-ARW AT
LEAST IN THE VERY NEAR TERM LOOKS TO BE THE BEST CAM HANDLING
THIS. IT THEN ROTATES ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION EASTWARD DURING
THE EVENING...FIZZLING IT OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS GENERAL
SCENARIO LOOKS REASONABLE...BUT I HAVE INCREASED POPS LATE TONIGHT
ACROSS THE FAR WEST IN DEFERENCE TO 12Z NAM. THE UPSHOT IS THAT
SCT/NUMEROUS SHOWERS/STORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AT LEAST UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE RATHER ROBUST WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN...BUT WITH MORE MOISTURE THROUGH THE COLUMN AND LOWER
SBCAPES DUE TO CLOUDS...IT APPEARS THAT THE SEVERE THREAT IS ON
THE LOW SIDE.

ON THU...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL FINALLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE AND A DPVA AXIS ROTATING THROUGH THERE
SHOULD BE NUMEROUS SHOWERS/STORMS AGAIN PEAKING IN COVERAGE DURING
THE AFTERNOON. USED A CONSENSUS OF GUIDANCE OT GENERATE MOST GRID
FIELDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM WEDNESDAY...THE SHORT TERM LOOKS TO REMAIN UNSETTLED.
OR AT LEAST ABOVE CLIMO POPS...AS AN AXIS OF DEEP LAYER RH AND HIGH
PWATS WILL LINGER THURSDAY NIGHT THRU SATURDAY. A SERIES OF
WEAKLY-FORCED TROFS WILL SWING THRU THE CWFA...ENHANCING LIFT AND
LLVL CONVERGENCE. MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON ONLY MODEST CAPE
EACH AFTN...WITH WEAK SHEAR COMPARED TO WHAT WE/VE HAD THE LAST
COUPLE DAYS.

I TOOK A BLEND OF THE GUIDANCE FOR POPS AND TEMPS. THE RESULT IS MID
TO HIGH-END CHC...FOLLOWING A TYPICAL DIURNAL PEAK. TEMPS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THRU THE SHORT TERM. AS FOR SEVERE THREAT...IT
LOOKS MARGINAL...AS PROFILES REMAIN MOIST IN THE MID LVLS...WHILE
SHEAR LOOKS TOO WEAK TO ORGANIZE MULTI-CELL CLUSTERS. A FEW PULSE
SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTNS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN THREAT...GIVEN HIGH PWATS
AND DECENT OVERALL CONVECTIVE COVERAGE.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT 1205 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL CONSENSUS SUPPORTS THE NOTION OF A
WEAKENING FRONTAL ZONE IN/NEAR THE CWFA ALONG WITH A WEAKNESS/
PERTURBATION IN THE UPPER FLOW TRANSLATING TOWARD/ATOP THE SE CONUS.
BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF SAID FEATURES...ONE CAN INFER THAT OUR
DEEP CONVECTIVE CHANCES LOOK TO BE ABOVE CLIMO VALUES. IT IS NOT
CONCLUSIVE ON JUST HOW QUICKLY UPPER WAVE WILL TRANSLATE ACRS THE
REGION THROUGH MONDAY WITH THE 11/00 UTC OP ECMWF STILL DEPICTING
CONSIDERABLE RESPONSE WITH SAID FEATURE AS LATE AS 00 UTC TUESDAY.
AT THIS POINT...TIMING CONCERNS REALLY DON/T AFFECT THE PROGGED
SENSIBLE WX FCST...DEEP CONVECTIVE CHANCES A BIT ABOVE CLIMO POP AND
MAX TEMPERATURES A COUPLE OF DEG F ABOVE PERSISTENCE.

WITH THE UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE PROGGED TO CREEP IT/S WAY
TOWARD/INTO THE REGION TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY...WILL PLAN ON WARMING UP
DAILY MAXIMUMS AND DIPPING DIURNAL TSTM CHANCES BACK DOWN TO CLIMO.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...MAIN CONCERNS ARE THE TIMING OF CONVECTION AT THE AIRFIELD
AND THEN THE PROSPECT OF LOWERING CIGS LATE TONIGHT POSSIBLY INTO
THE IFR RANGE. CURRENT RADAR SHOWS INCREASING COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS/STORMS FROM ABOUT I-26 WESTWARD. EXPECT THAT THE AXIS OF
THIS CONVECTION SHOULD MOVE EASTWARD AND REACH THE CLT AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE TEMPO TSRA IN THE 22Z-02Z
TIME FRAME. SHOWERS COULD LINGER BEYOND THAT BUT THERE SHOULD BE A
LULL IN ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT. BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE IS ABUNDANT AND
EXPECT THAT IFR CIGS SHOULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITH COOLING. THE
IFR SHOULD THEN LIFT BY MID MORNING THU.

ELSEWHERE...RADAR SHOWS INCREASING SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM
ABOUT I-26 WESTWARD. WILL CARRY TEMPO TSRA ALL TAF SITES FOR ABOUT A
4 HOUR PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND PERHAPS SOME STORMS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BUT WILL HANDLE THAT WITH VCTS. RICH LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PROMOTE IFR CIGS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND
LIFTING BY MID MORNING THU.

OUTLOOK...MAINLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE 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...AND IN AREAS WHERE RAIN FALLS THE DAY BEFORE.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            18-24Z        00-06Z        06-12Z        12-18Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH  84%     MED   71%     HIGH  80%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH  94%     MED   75%     HIGH  83%
KAVL       HIGH  88%     HIGH  84%     HIGH  86%     HIGH  80%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH  87%     MED   73%     HIGH  86%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH  95%     MED   78%     MED   70%
KAND       HIGH  99%     HIGH  94%     HIGH  84%     HIGH  87%

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...VISIN
NEAR TERM...LG
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...CSH
AVIATION...LG

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 4:31 AM EST, 9 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
531 AM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-120945-
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-
531 AM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. THE GREATEST
COVERAGE SHOULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.....BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...IN THE FORM OF
DAMAGING WINDS AND OR HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..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.
..TUESDAY...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.

08

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 12:38 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
138 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

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

1100 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE LENOIR            35.89N 81.51W
06/10/2014                   CALDWELL           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULITPLE LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN YARD

&&

LVISIN

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 1:00 PM EST, 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
200 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

SCZ007-111830-
SPARTANBURG-
200 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY
THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR INMAN...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SPARTANBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  LAKE BOWEN...

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

LAT...LON 3497 8222 3515 8222 3520 8219 3520 8218
      3519 8218 3519 8188 3494 8215

CSH

Local storm report, Jun 11, 1:03 PM EST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
203 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

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

0130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SE LAURENS            34.41N 81.94W
06/11/2014                   LAURENS            SC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON MILAM RD IN CLINTON

&&

LVISIN

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 1:24 PM EST, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
224 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

NCZ508-510-SCZ007-111900-
EASTERN POLK-GREATER RUTHERFORD-SPARTANBURG-
224 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL RUTHERFORD...
SOUTHEASTERN POLK AND NORTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 300
PM EDT...

AT 221 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE BOWEN...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  FOREST CITY...

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

LAT...LON 3520 8215 3530 8204 3539 8188 3524 8179
      3509 8206 3513 8210

CSH

Local storm report, Jun 11, 1:26 PM EST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
226 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

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

0145 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE JOANNA             34.38N 81.78W
06/11/2014                   LAURENS            SC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON HWY 560

&&

LVISIN

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 1:28 PM EST, 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
228 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

NCZ506-508-111900-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
228 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 226 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR THERMAL CITY...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF
RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  THERMAL CITY...
  DYSARTSVILLE...

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

LAT...LON 3564 8184 3558 8182 3558 8180 3559 8180
      3559 8178 3561 8175 3561 8172 3558 8169
      3550 8170 3531 8203 3540 8206 3565 8196

CSH

The radar

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Event by event

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McDowell

When: June 11, 1:54 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 9.5 mi SSE of Nebo
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.593, -81.865

Media reported quarter size hail near the Dysartsville community.

Hail, Burke

When: June 11, 2:02 PM EST
Where: Burke County, 9.5 mi SW of Morganton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.653, -81.820

Media reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Conley Rd and Highway 64.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When: June 11, 2:02 PM EST to 2:12 PM EST
Where: Burke County, 9.5 mi SW of Morganton to 3 mi SSW of Morganton
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.653, -81.820

County comms reported multiple trees blown down along Highway 64 southwest of Morganton. Broadcast media reported the roof blown off a barn on Hayes Waters Rd (7.5 SW) and trees down along Salem Rd near Collingwood Dr (3 SSW).

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: June 11, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, 2 mi NNW of Charlotte
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.257, -80.864

County comms reported a tree and several power lines blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When: June 11, 5:14 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, 10.5 mi S of Concord to Harrisburg
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.268, -80.600

Public reported multiple trees blown down on Crossroads Place (10.5 S Concord). County comms reported numerous trees blown down in and around Harrisburg.

Hail, Cabarrus

When: June 11, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, 1 mi SW of Concord
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 35.410, -80.613

HAM radio operator reported 3/4 inch hail on Firelight Ct at Highway 601.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 2014

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: 519411, 519416, 519420, 519421, 519422, 519418.