North Carolina, 2026Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, June 28, 2026
June 28, 2026 · NWS ILM · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
Lightning damaged two homes in North Carolina during the evening hours.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $310,000
- 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.
Lightning damaged two homes in North Carolina during the evening hours.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- June 28, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, 2.37 mi SSE of Freeman
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -78.260
A large tree was reported down in Columbus County. No additional information was available.
Lightning, New Hanover
- When
- June 28, 8:01 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, 1.5 mi SSW of East Wilmington
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -77.890
Lightning started a fire in the attic of a home on Cascade Road.
Lightning, New Hanover
- When
- June 28, 8:02 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, 1.5 mi NNE of South Wilmington
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 34.190, -77.910
Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home on Costmary 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Florida, June 28, 2026$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, June 28, 2026$50,000 · 12 events
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, June 28, 2026$50,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, June 28, 202620 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 28 to 29, 20262.5 in hail · 20 events
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 28, 202614 events
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, June 28, 20262 in hail · 10 events
- Heat in Iowa, June 28 to 30, 20268 events
- Hail in Nebraska, June 28 to 29, 20262.75 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 28, 20261.5 in hail · 7 events
- Heat in Nebraska, June 28 to 30, 20265 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 28, 20265 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: 1336256, 1336254, 1336255.