Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 30, 1986

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 30, 1986
Start: 1986-05-30T12:05
End: 1986-05-30T18:40
Location: North Carolina

May 30, 1986 · NWS RDU · 16 events in 10 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Johnston

When: May 30, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.550, -78.370

Hail, Nash

When: May 30, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Nash County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.970, -78.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham

When: May 30, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Rockingham County
Coordinates: 36.370, -79.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When: May 30, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Coordinates: 35.350, -79.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Hoke

When: May 30, 2:22 PM CST
Where: Hoke County
Coordinates: 35.050, -79.220

Hail, Sampson

When: May 30, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Sampson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -78.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When: May 30, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Coordinates: 35.550, -78.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When: May 30, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Coordinates: 35.550, -78.370

Hail, Johnston

When: May 30, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.350, -78.300

Hail, Sampson

When: May 30, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Sampson County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -78.380

Hail, Duplin

When: May 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Duplin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.970, -77.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson

When: May 30, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Sampson County
Coordinates: 35.030, -78.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When: May 30, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Bladen County
Coordinates: 34.630, -78.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Pender

When: May 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Pender County
Coordinates: 34.370, -77.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When: May 30, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Columbus County
Coordinates: 34.270, -78.670

Hail, Columbus

When: May 30, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Columbus County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.150, -78.880

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, May 1986

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: 10090281, 10090282, 10090283, 10090284, 10090285, 10090286, 10090287, 10091133, 10091134, 10091135, 10091350, 10091351, 10091352, 10091353, 10091354, 10091355.