Hail, Craven
- When
- April 30, 12:39 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, New Bern
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.117, -77.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three-quarter inch hail reported by a pilot at New Bern Airport.
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 30, 1995
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Currituck
- When
- April 30, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Currituck County, Moyock
- Coordinates
- 36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees down on secondary roads in the Moyock area from 45 to 50 knot winds.
Hail, Stanly
- When
- April 30, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, Near Albemarle
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.312, -80.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriff's Department reported golf ball-size hail in the north-eastern part of the county.
Hail, Pitt
- When
- April 30, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, Greenville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Lenoir
- When
- April 30, 8:18 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, Deep Run
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 35.239, -77.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Marble and dime-size hail with winds gusting to 50 mph in the city of Greenville. Golf ball-size hail reported by a spotter in Deep Run.
Hail, Jones
- When
- April 30, 10:20 PM EST
- Where
- Jones County, Pollocksville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -77.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Craven
- When
- April 30, 10:41 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, James City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 35.117, -77.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-size hail at Pollocksville and at James City, two miles southwest of the city of New Bern.
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
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- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 30, 1995
- Hail in Alabama, April 30, 1995
- Hail in Idaho, April 30, 1995
- Hail in Colorado, April 30, 1995
More
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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: 10338153, 10338178, 10337970, 10337665, 10338369, 10338356, 10338154.