North Carolina, 2015Heat in North Carolina, June 14 to 26, 2015
June 14 to 26, 2015 · NWS ILM · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
High pressure aloft with westerly flow, combined with surface high pressure and southwesterly flow, led to a prolonged period of high heat and humidity for the entire southeastern US.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
High pressure aloft with westerly flow, combined with surface high pressure and southwesterly flow, led to a prolonged period of high heat and humidity for the entire southeastern US.
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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 6:56 PM EST, 18 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 6:56 PM EST, 18 hours 4 minutes before
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</html>Heat, Coastal Brunswick
- When
- June 14, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Brunswick forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
Heat, Inland Brunswick
- When
- June 14, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Brunswick forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
Heat, Coastal New Hanover
- When
- June 14, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal New Hanover forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
Heat, Inland New Hanover
- When
- June 14, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland New Hanover forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
Heat, Coastal Pender
- When
- June 14, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Pender forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
Heat, Inland Pender
- When
- June 14, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Pender forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
Heat, Columbus
- When
- June 14, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
Heat, Bladen
- When
- June 19, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bladen forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
Heat, Robeson
- When
- June 19, 1:00 PM EST to June 26, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Robeson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with cloud cover and precipitation.
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 14 to 15, 2015$245,000 · 50 kt wind · 43 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, June 14, 2015$465,000 · 7 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, June 14 to 15, 2015$239,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 14 to 15, 2015$50,000 · 32 events
- Flooding and Hail in Colorado, June 14 to 22, 2015$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 14, 2015$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, June 14 to 19, 20151 in hail · 21 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 14, 201581 kt wind · 18 events
- Hail in Wyoming, June 14, 20152.5 in hail · 15 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 589669, 589670, 589673, 589676, 589680, 589682, 589683, 589687, 589690.