North Carolina, 2022

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 14, 2022

June 14, 2022 · NWS GSP · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

A line of thunderstorms moved south across western North Carolina during the morning. A few of the storms became strong-to-severe, producing hail and damaging wind gusts.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

A line of thunderstorms moved south across western North Carolina during the morning. A few of the storms became strong-to-severe, producing hail and damaging wind gusts.

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 14, 2:24 AM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 2:24 AM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 1:00 AM EST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
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The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:03 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When
June 14, 6:05 AM EST
Where
Catawba County, 2.15 mi SSE of Brookford
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
35.670, -81.340

Spotter reported multiple trees blown down on Zion Church Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Avery

When
June 14, 6:08 AM EST
Where
Avery County, 1.38 mi N of Ingalls
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
35.990, -82.020

Spotter reported two trees blown down and blocking Highway 19E in southern Avery County.

Hail, Cabarrus

When
June 14, 6:15 AM EST
Where
Cabarrus County, 5.8 mi W of Glass
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.458, -80.732

Public reported quarter sized hail on Odell School Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When
June 14, 6:20 AM EST
Where
Cabarrus County, 5.72 mi NW of Roberta Mills to 2.97 mi NW of Jackson Park
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.430, -80.720

Public reported two trees blown down and blocking Odell School Rd and additional trees and many large limbs down in the Poplar Tent community.

Hail, Cabarrus

When
June 14, 6:25 AM EST
Where
Cabarrus County, 3.06 mi NW of Jackson Park
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.430, -80.660

Public reported dime to nickel sized hail in the Poplar Tent community.

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When
June 14, 6:50 AM EST
Where
McDowell County, 0.91 mi W of East Marion to 1.04 mi NNE of Marion
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
35.698, -81.996

Emergency manager reported trees and power lines blown down on Forsythe St near Virginia Rd and additional trees down on Airport Rd.

What these are

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1036652, 1036653, 1036656, 1036654, 1036657, 1036655.