North Carolina, 2026Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026 · NWS GSP · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
Isolated thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina mountains and foothills during the late afternoon and early evening. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts and hail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Isolated thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina mountains and foothills during the late afternoon and early evening. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts and hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- June 12, 5:32 PM EST to 5:39 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell County, 0.89 mi NE of Warrior to 0.56 mi W of Valmead
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -81.560
Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down off Highway 321 just north of Lenoir. Media reported additional trees and some power lines blown down on the north side of town.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- June 12, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 1.49 mi SSE of Mills River
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -82.570
Media reported nickel size hail near Mills River.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- June 12, 5:52 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 0.58 mi ESE of Horse Shoe to 1.23 mi ENE of Brightwater
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.348, -82.560
County comms reported two trees blown down in the Horse Shoe area. Another tree was down on Riding Gate Rd.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- June 12, 6:02 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 0.35 mi N of Brightwater
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.335, -82.529
Spotter reported half dollar size hail on Quiet Stream Lane.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 12, 20261 death · 22 injured · $58,000 · 55 kt wind · 19 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 12 to 15, 2026$1.3 million · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 12, 2026$117,000 · 1 in hail · 32 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 12, 2026$43,000 · 67 kt wind · 18 events
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 12, 2026$48,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 12, 2026$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, June 12, 2026$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 12 to 13, 2026$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 12, 2026$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 12, 2026$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 12, 202658 kt wind · 8 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, June 12 to 13, 20262.5 in hail · 7 events
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: 1351451, 1351449, 1351450, 1351448.