Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- June 3, 3:16 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 3.28 mi SW of Waxhaw Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.835, -80.789
Public reported multiple utility poles down on Dapple Ridge Rd.
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 3, 2022
Scattered thunderstorms developed over the North Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon. One of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts and hail in Union County.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed over the North Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon. One of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts and hail in Union County.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:14 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Union
- When
- June 3, 3:18 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 3.28 mi SW of Waxhaw Arpt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.835, -80.789
Public reported 3/4 inch hail on Dapple Ridge 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.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1036644, 1036645.