Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 15, 1967

Name: Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 15, 1967
Start: 1967-05-15T13:45
End: 1967-05-15T21:40
Location: North Carolina

May 15, 1967 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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.

Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: May 15, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Coordinates: 35.200, -82.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When: May 15, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.700, -81.400

Hail, Stokes

When: May 15, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Stokes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.500, -80.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When: May 15, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Forsyth County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.080, -80.280

Tornado, Rockingham

When: May 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Rockingham County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.400, -79.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: May 15, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Craven County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.080, -77.080

What these are

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 1967 Every state in 1967 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Carolina, 1967

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10090895, 10090896, 10090897, 10090898, 10090899, 10090900.