Hail in Jones County, North Carolina

Hail June 15, 2021 · Jones County, North Carolina

1.5 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large hail damaged siding of several mobile homes along Emmett road. NWS survey team observed many leaves stripped off of trees and some damage to siding in the general area, while surveying other damage in the area. Time based on radar.

The wider storm

A cold front, aided by an unusually amplified mid level trough, moved through Eastern North Carolina during the peak heating of the afternoon. This combined with favorable instability and shear to produce organized clusters and lines of thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and large hail.

Began near Oliver Xrds (34.9389, -77.3491).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 970123. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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