Hail, Robeson
- When
- March 23, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Robeson County, Maxton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 23, 1995
11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- $6.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Robeson
- When
- March 23, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Robeson County, Lumberton 3 S
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Wake
- When
- March 23, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Apex
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Columbus
- When
- March 23, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Whiteville 2 Wsw
- Measured
- 0.7 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- March 23, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Clarendon
- Coordinates
- 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- March 23, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Hallsboro
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees down, damaged fence.
Hail, Columbus
- When
- March 23, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Lake Waccamaw
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Sampson
- When
- March 23, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Ingold
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.992, -78.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Johnston
- When
- March 23, 7:09 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Nr Cleveland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.518, -78.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Harnett
- When
- March 23, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, Nr Kipling
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.369, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick
- When
- March 23, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Exum
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Coordinates
- 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree down, damaged mobile home.
Hail, Ncz098
- When
- March 23, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Ncz098 County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $6.0 million
Golf ball-size hail near Nine Mile Road, Jacksonville. One car dealer suffered a $6,000,000 loss.
Hail, Ncz091
- When
- March 23, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Ncz091 County
- Measured
- 0.5 in hail
Marble-size hail reported in Stalling Creek and LaGrange.
Hail, Ncz093
- When
- March 23, 8:08 PM EST
- Where
- Ncz093 County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
Golf ball-size hail reported at Cherry Point. Nickle- to quarter-size hail fell in Cove City and 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
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: 10337677, 10337678, 10337561, 10338127, 10338128, 10338129, 10338130, 10337869, 10338338, 10338689, 10338712, 10338467, 10338435, 10338438.