North Carolina, 2024

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 4, 2024

June 4, 2024 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A few severe storms produced brief damaging wind gusts or large hail.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 across western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A few severe storms produced brief damaging wind gusts or large hail.

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 173 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:03 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Cabarrus

When
June 4, 2:05 PM EST
Where
Cabarrus County, 1.13 mi E of Mt Pleasant
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.400, -80.430

Public reported up to quarter size hail in Mount Pleasant.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
June 4, 2:36 PM EST
Where
Polk County, 0.69 mi N of Melvin Hill
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.240, -82.030

Fire dept reported a couple of trees blown down in the Green Creek area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When
June 4, 6:45 PM EST
Where
Iredell County, 1.68 mi E of Harmony
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.950, -80.740

Fire dept reported multiple trees blown down, including one on a house.

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.

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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: 1196989, 1196990, 1196991.