North Carolina, 2025

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 25, 2025

June 25, 2025 · NWS ILM · 12 events in 4 counties and zones

A line of severe thunderstorms moved southwest across the area around the southeast side of an upper level high in near record heat for June.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 ILM wrote it up.

A line of severe thunderstorms moved southwest across the area around the southeast side of an upper level high in near record heat for June.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Robeson

When
June 25, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Robeson County, 2.66 mi ESE of Rex
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.830, -79.010

Persistent quarter size hail reported near Wayne-Sanderson Farms in St. Pauls.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When
June 25, 3:26 PM EST
Where
Bladen County, 4.48 mi NNW of Elizabethtown
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.690, -78.650

Tree blown down on NC Highway 53. Time estimated from radar.

Hail, Bladen

When
June 25, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Bladen County, 2.69 mi NE of Abbottsburg
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.550, -78.700

Quarter size hail reported along Burney Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When
June 25, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Bladen County, 0.89 mi SE of Elizabethtown
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.620, -78.610

Roughly 20 trees down in Elizabethtown. Time estimated via radar.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When
June 25, 3:52 PM EST
Where
Bladen County, 2.36 mi SSW of Elizabethtown Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.570, -78.600

Tree blown down on Mercer Mill Brown Marsh Rd. Time estimated from radar.

Hail, Bladen

When
June 25, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Bladen County, 2.69 mi NE of Abbottsburg
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.550, -78.700

Quarter size hail reported along Burney Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When
June 25, 3:57 PM EST
Where
Bladen County, 2.2 mi NE of Clarkton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.500, -78.620

Tree blown down on Burney Ford Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When
June 25, 4:05 PM EST
Where
Bladen County, 0.9 mi SW of Elkton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.460, -78.610

Tree blown down on Baldwin Elkins Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When
June 25, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Columbus County, 0.69 mi N of Whiteville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.340, -78.700

Tree down on road near Columbus Regional Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When
June 25, 5:06 PM EST
Where
Columbus County, 1.34 mi ENE of Guideway
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
34.080, -78.680

Downed trees reported near the intersection of Pine Level Church Road and Ramsey Ford Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When
June 25, 5:17 PM EST
Where
Columbus County, 0.57 mi W of Pireway
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
34.030, -78.640

Downed trees reported near the intersection of Swamp Fox Highway East and Indigo Flats East.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When
June 25, 5:42 PM EST
Where
Brunswick County, 2.15 mi NNE of Boneparte Lndg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
33.900, -78.540

Photo of a tree split in half on a golf course in Calabash. Location estimated based on photo.

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: 1257638, 1257641, 1257639, 1257642, 1257643, 1257640, 1257645, 1257646, 1257647, 1257648, 1257649, 1257650.