North Carolina, 2015Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 21, 2015
June 21, 2015 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
An isolated storm developed near the Buncombe/Henderson County line during the evening and quickly became severe, producing damaging winds and brief large hail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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An isolated storm developed near the Buncombe/Henderson County line during the evening and quickly became severe, producing damaging winds and brief large hail.
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 21, 3:43 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 3:43 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>Thunderstorm Wind, Buncombe
- When
- June 21, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe County, 0.56 mi E of Midway
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -82.510
County comms reported trees and power lines blown down on Fair Oaks Rd.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- June 21, 6:33 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 0.56 mi W of Brickton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -82.530
Public reported quarter size hail on I-26 at the Henderson/Buncombe County line.
- 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.
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