Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 19, 2014

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 19, 2014
Start: 2014-06-19T13:00
End: 2014-06-19T17:36
Location: North Carolina

June 19, 2014 · NWS GSP · 27 events in 13 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms developed over the high terrain throughout the afternoon and moved east, while additional numerous thunderstorms moved into western North Carolina from East Tennessee during the late afternoon and early evening. Multiple localized severe thunderstorms developed from this activity and produced quite a bit of large hail along with isolated wind damage.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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 19, 9:37 AM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 9:37 AM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1037 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
TYPICAL SUMMERTIME WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AS AN UPPER RIDGE GRADUALLY BREAKS DOWN
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD YIELD A GREATER COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
1015 AM UPDATE...A FEW SHALLOW CU ARE BEGINNING TO FORM OVER THE
HIGHEST RANGES OF THE NC MTNS...WITH NO RADAR RETURNS YET SEEN. TO
OUR N...LOOSELY ORGANIZED CLUSTER OF CELLS OVER NE KY AND WEST VA IS
EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE SLOWLY SWD THRU THE DAY TODAY...THOUGH THE
MEAN WLY MID-UPPER FLOW SHOULD RESTRICT THE MOTION TOWARD OUR AREA.
IN GENERAL THE MESO MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW DEEP CONVECTION
INITIATING OVER THE NC MTNS BY NOON AND THEN MOVING/PROPAGATING EWD
AS PREVIOUSLY EXPCD. NCEP HIRES WINDOWS SEEM TO BE CORRECTLY
HANDLING THE KY/WVA ACTIVITY AND BRING ANY REMNANTS IN HERE AFTER
00Z. THUS...THE PREVIOUS POPS FOR THE AFTN/EVENING LOOK GOOD AT THIS
TIME. TEMPS ARE MOSTLY ON TRACK BUT MADE SOME NOTABLE ADJUSTMENTS IN
THE LITTLE TENN VALLEY FOR THE STRATUS STILL PRESENT IN THE VALLEY
MAINTAINING COOL CONDITIONS ATTM.

AS OF 330 AM...UNFILTERED INSOLATION WILL RESULT IN RAPID WARMING
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. NAM FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT LLVL CIN WILL NEARLY COMPLETELY ERODE BY MID
DAY. EARLY MORNING W/V IMAGES INDICATED A S/W RIPPLING SW ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES REGION. MODELS INDICATE THAT THIS MID LEVEL FEATURE WILL
REACH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
COMBINATION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND APPROACHING MID LEVEL
DISTURBANCE SHOULD RESULT IN SCT TO NUM SHRA/TSRA BY LATE AFTERNOON.
DEEP CONVECTION WILL LIKELY START TO INITIATE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN
BY MID DAY. CAPE VALUES GREATER THAN 2500 J/KG...FZL LESS THAN 14
KFT...AND WEAK SHEAR...SHOULD SUPPORT SEVERAL SEVERE HAIL AND WIND
EVENTS THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HWO. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
RANGE FROM THE U80S WITHIN THE MTN VALLEYS TO THE MID 90S ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT.

TONIGHT...LINGERING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND THE ARRIVAL OF WEAKENING
CONVECTION MAY YIELD ISO SHRA/TSRA WELL INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. THE POTENTIAL FOR SVR TSRA SHOULD END ONE TO TWO HOURS AFTER
SUNSET. LOW TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE MID 60S
ACROSS THE MTNS TO NEAR 70 ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM THURSDAY...THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE OFFERS MORE
SUPPORT FOR MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR THE WEEKEND. THE
BREAKDOWN OF THE UPPER RIDGE SHOULD BE COMPLETE ON FRIDAY AS THE
CENTER OF AN ANTICYCLONE RETROGRADES OFF THE NW GULF COAST. THE
MODELS HAVE CONTINUED A RECENT TREND OF BRINGING A SURFACE FRONTAL
ZONE A BIT FARTHER SOUTH ON FRIDAY...IN FACT THE NAM SUGGESTS THAT
IT MIGHT RELOCATE S OF THE FCST AREA BY SATURDAY. THINK THIS IS
PROBABLY TOO FAR SOUTH...BUT EITHER WAY...THERE IS MORE OF AN
INDICATION THAT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS WILL BE EXPOSED TO MCS MOVING
IN FROM THE WNW...OR AT LEAST OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM MCS. PRECIP
CHANCES WERE NUDGED UPWARD FOR FRIDAY BUT NOT YET INTO THE LIKELY
RANGE. THE OPERATIONAL MODELS SUGGEST THAT AN MCS OR REMNANT MIGHT
IMPACT THE MTNS FRIDAY NIGHT...SO PRECIP CHANCES WERE KEPT THERE
OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY OFFERS ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY ASSUMING SURFACE BOUNDARIES LAY DOWN ACROSS THE FCST AREA
TO FOCUS THE CONVECTION AS IN THE GFS/ECMWF...SO PRECIP CHANCES WERE
NUDGED UP AGAIN. TEMPS WERE BUMPED DOWN A BIT SATURDAY OVER THE N
OWING TO MORE CLOUD COVER AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRECIP CHANCES. A
NOCTURNAL MCS COULD AGAIN AFFECT THE MTNS...SO PRECIP CHANCES WERE
KEPT ALONG THE TN BORDER TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT POSSIBILITY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM EDT THURSDAY...THE DIURNAL THUNDERSTORM CYCLE STILL
LOOKS LIKE THE STRONGEST SIGNAL THROUGH THE MEDIUM RANGE. THE MODELS
ARE CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING A SURFACE BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTH OF THE
FCST AREA ON SUNDAY MORNING...SUCH THAT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE
MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIP WITH AN EASTERLY
COMPONENT TO THE FLOW AT LOW LEVELS. THE MODELS ARE RELATIVELY
DEVOID OF MID/UPPER FEATURES ON MONDAY AS A WEAK UPPER RIDGE BUILDS
ALONG THE EAST COAST IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE
PLAINS. THE PATTERN REMAINS PROGRESSIVE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH THE
SHORT WAVES REMAINING WELL TO OUR NORTH. THAT LEAVES THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA WITHOUT MUCH INFLUENCE FROM ANY
PARTICULARLY STRONG SURFACE SYSTEMS...BUT WITH A WEAK EASTERLY OR
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND ADEQUATE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO FUEL
AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. A STRONGER WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PASS
TO THE NORTH LATER IN THE WEEK. THE GFS SHOWS A FAIRLY STRONG COLD
FRONT DROPPING INTO THE FCST AREA FROM THE N LATE WEDNESDAY BUT THE
ECMWF IS NOT NEARLY SO ENTHUSIASTIC WITH THIS FEATURE. AT THIS
POINT...NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE MEDIUM RANGE BEYOND SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...THIS AFTERNOON...THE CENTER OF THE H5 RIDGE WILL SHIFT
SW...RESULTING IN SLIGHT HEIGHT FALLS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT MODERATE CAPE WITH LITTLE TO NO CIN
IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WEAK S/W MAY RIPPLE OVER THE
REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR TSRA APPEARS A BIT
GREATER THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED ON WEDNESDAY. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE
CONVECTION WITH A TEMPO FROM 20-23Z. INITIALLY SW WINDS SHOULD FAVOR
A WNW DIRECTION BY 18Z...REMAINING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE 12Z
TAF PERIOD.

ELSEWHERE...THE COMBINATION MODERATE INSTABILITY AND THE APPROACH OF
H5 S/W SHOULD YIELD SCT SHRA/TSRA DURING THE AFTERNOON. I WILL
HIGHLIGHT THE CONVECTION WITH A TEMPO FROM 20-24Z...AN HOUR OR TWO
EARLIER AT KAVL AND KHKY. WINDS MAY FAVOR A WNW DIRECTION BY
18Z...REMAINING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE 12Z TAF PERIOD.

OUTLOOK...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...WITH THE GREATEST
COVERAGE ACROSS THE MTNS. RESTRICTIONS MAY OCCUR DURING TSRA AND
ALSO IN THE MTN VALLEYS EACH MORNING WHERE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG MAY
FORM OVER AREAS OF RECENT RAINFALL.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            14-20Z        20-02Z        02-08Z        08-14Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  80%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  88%     HIGH  90%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  94%     HIGH  86%

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...PM
NEAR TERM...NED/WIMBERLEY
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...NED/WIMBERLEY

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 5:06 AM EST, 7 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
606 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-201015-
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-
606 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA AGAIN...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALL
OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
TORRENTIAL RAIN. THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATELY
UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR SEVERAL OF THE
STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL HAVE A SLIGHTLY BETTER LIKELIHOOD OF
SEVERE WEATHER. THE STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN AND DIMINISH THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:29 AM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1129 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SARATT                  34.90N 81.54W
06/18/2014                   CHEROKEE           SC   911 CALL CENTER

            A COUPLE OF TREES ON ROADWAYS NEAR SARATT.

&&

ARK

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 12:07 PM EST, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
107 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

NCZ064-191745-
TRANSYLVANIA-
107 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

AT 106 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LOOKING GLASS...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BREVARD...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BREVARD...

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

LAT...LON 3539 8272 3530 8262 3518 8259 3514 8260
      3514 8262 3524 8291 3532 8288 3532 8283
      3539 8277 3540 8274

ARK

The radar

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Event by event

18 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McDowell

When: June 19, 1:00 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 6.12 mi NW of Whitehouse
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.590, -82.180

Media relayed report of 3/4 inch hail in the Crooked Creek community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When: June 19, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Burke County, 2.36 mi NNW of Morganton to 0.56 mi E of Chesterfield
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.780, -81.720

Media relayed reports of a few trees blown down on Bost Rd (3 NNW Morganton) and a tree down on a house on Hartland Rd (6 NNE).

Hail, Burke

When: June 19, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Burke County, 2.67 mi SE of Chesterfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.790, -81.640

Media relayed report of quarter size hail on Antioch Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When: June 19, 2:20 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 0.89 mi SE of Greenlee
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.660, -82.090

County comms reported trees blown down on Henry McCall road and on Jakes Branch Rd in the same area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: June 19, 2:20 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
Where: Caldwell County, 0.56 mi W of Baton to 0.89 mi NW of Granite Falls
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.820, -81.540

Media reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in the area around the Connelly Springs Rd and Cajah Mountain Rd intersection near Sawmills, and on Sunset St in Granite Falls.

Hail, Caldwell

When: June 19, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Caldwell County, Saw Mills
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.850, -81.470

Public reported 3/4 inch hail.

Hail, Macon

When: June 19, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Macon County, 1.7 mi W of Teresita
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Park/Forest Service
Coordinates: 35.100, -83.480

Forest Service ranger reported ping pong ball size hail in the Cartoogechaye area.

Hail, Henderson

When: June 19, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Henderson County, Horse Shoe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.350, -82.570

Public reported 3/4 inch hail.

Hail, Burke

When: June 19, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Burke County, Valdese
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.730, -81.570

Media reported quarter size hail on Praley St SW.

Hail, Jackson

When: June 19, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, 0.56 mi E of Balsam
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.430, -83.090

Public reported nickel size hail near Balsam.

Hail, Henderson

When: June 19, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Henderson County, Five Pts
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.270, -82.420

Spotter reported dime to nickel size hail.

Hail, Henderson

When: June 19, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Henderson County, Flat Rock
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.280, -82.450

Public reported a lot of hail up to quarter size on the north side of town.

Hail, Haywood

When: June 19, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Haywood County, 0.56 mi E of Cruso
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.420, -82.810

FD reported a lot of dime to quarter size hail in the Cruso community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: June 19, 2:52 PM EST
Where: Caldwell County, 7.11 mi SSW of Rhodhiss
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.680, -81.460

Public reported the top of a tree blown out and multiple large limbs blown down near Hildebran.

Hail, Catawba

When: June 19, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 2.36 mi SSE of Brookford
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.670, -81.330

Media relayed report of quarter size hail on Zion Church Rd in Mountain View.

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When: June 19, 3:16 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 0.56 mi W of Newton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.680, -81.230

Media reported trees blown down on Northwest Blvd.

Hail, Catawba

When: June 19, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 2.18 mi SW of Claremont
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.700, -81.180

Media reported quarter size hail on Emmanuel Church Rd.

Hail, Buncombe

When: June 19, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Buncombe County, Weaverville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.720, -82.570

Multiple public reports of dime to penny size hail were received from the Weaverville area.

Hail, Transylvania

When: June 19, 3:58 PM EST
Where: Transylvania County, 0.69 mi S of Sega Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.210, -82.770

Spotter reported pea size to 3/4 inch hail.

Hail, Burke

When: June 19, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Burke County, 4.87 mi S of Jonas Ridge
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.900, -81.890

Media relayed report of half dollar size hail at the Table Rock parking lot.

Hail, McDowell

When: June 19, 4:25 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 1.49 mi NNW of Davistown
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.590, -82.180

Media relayed report of quarter size hail on Bat Cave Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When: June 19, 4:34 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 1.12 mi W of Providence
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.630, -82.070

Media relayed county comms report of trees blown down on Wall Pool Rd and on Lytle Mountain Rd in the same area.

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When: June 19, 4:53 PM EST to 5:02 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 1.32 mi WSW of Nebo to 2.82 mi SSE of Nebo
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.710, -81.950

County comms reported trees blown down on Roland Chapel Rd (1 WSW Nebo) and on Harmony Grove Rd (3 SSE).

Hail, Rutherford

When: June 19, 4:55 PM EST
Where: Rutherford County, 2.26 mi W of Caroleen
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.280, -81.840

FD reported quarter size hail.

Hail, Iredell

When: June 19, 4:56 PM EST
Where: Iredell County, Harmony
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.950, -80.770

Two spotters reported nickel to half dollar size hail in the Harmony area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford

When: June 19, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Rutherford County, 0.89 mi SE of Sunshine to 2.18 mi NE of Bostic
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 35.440, -81.810

County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in the area between Bostic and the Sunshine community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davie

When: June 19, 5:36 PM EST
Where: Davie County, 1.49 mi NNE of Cooleemee
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.840, -80.560

Public reported multiple large tree limbs blown down between Mocksville and Cooleemee.

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.

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

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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: 522785, 522772, 522786, 522770, 522773, 522792, 522802, 522788, 522790, 522789, 522793, 522795, 522798, 522774, 522791, 522775, 522794, 522796, 522797, 522799, 522800, 522776, 522778, 522782, 522801, 522771, 522777.