Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 24, 2024

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 24, 2024
Start: 2024-06-24T12:47
End: 2024-06-24T16:58
Location: North Carolina

June 24, 2024 · NWS MHX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A cold front moved into Eastern NC and produced widespread thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. Several areas of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage across the region, along with isolated large hail.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 MHX 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 Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 12:12 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 12:12 PM EST, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 12:05 PM EST, 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 12:21 PM EST, 26 minutes before

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The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:46 UTC.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When: June 24, 12:47 PM EST
Where: Washington County, 0.89 mi SE of Creswell
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.860, -76.390

The hail report was relayed from social media.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dare

When: June 24, 1:31 PM EST
Where: Dare County, 0.89 mi NE of Wanchese
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Utility Company
Coordinates: 35.840, -75.620

Several customers were without power in Wanchese due to damage to powerlines. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir

When: June 24, 1:48 PM EST
Where: Lenoir County, 0.69 mi N of Mewborn Xrds
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Utility Company
Coordinates: 35.360, -77.600

An area of power outages was noted north of Kinston according to Duke Energy. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When: June 24, 2:14 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, Chocowinity
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.520, -77.100

A WITN News article reported on a large tree that fell and damaged a barn and vehicles in Chocowinity. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: June 24, 2:58 PM EST
Where: Jones County, 0.89 mi SE of Trenton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Utility Company
Coordinates: 35.060, -77.360

Jones-Onslow Electric Coop reported three areas of power outages, with trees and limbs blown down on powerlines between Trenton and Pollocksville. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: June 24, 3:22 PM EST
Where: Craven County, 1.32 mi ENE of James City
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Utility Company
Coordinates: 35.110, -77.010

There were approximately 100 power outages in the Bridgeton area near Hwy 17 according to Duke Energy. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carteret

When: June 24, 4:58 PM EST
Where: Carteret County, 0.57 mi E of Beaufort Moorehd Arp
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.730, -76.660

The gust of 63 mph was measured at the KMRH (Beaufort) ASOS.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2024 Every state in 2024 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 2024

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: 1178451, 1178453, 1178454, 1178456, 1178458, 1178461, 1178463.