North Carolina, 1995Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 8, 1995
March 8, 1995 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $97,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- March 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, Nr Sanford
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 35.475, -79.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were snapped in half near the town of Sanford. There was some damage to a chimney.
Hail, Durham
- When
- March 8, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail reported in the Research Triangle Park.
Hail, Granville
- When
- March 8, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, N of Oxford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Quarter-size hail reported north of Oxford.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vance
- When
- March 8, 4:26 PM EST
- Where
- Vance County, Kittrell
- Property damage
- $14,000
- Coordinates
- 36.365, -78.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds snapped pine trees and toppled a mobile home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- March 8, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Epson
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -78.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds completely destroyed a home and damaged several others in Epson. Trees also down. A pickup truck was thrown into the front of the home.
Hail, Granville
- When
- March 8, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, N of Oxford
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-size hail reported north of Oxford about 25 miles south of the Virginia border.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 8, 1995$254,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 8, 1995$223,000 · F0 · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 8, 1995$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 14 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 8, 19951 injured · $29,000 · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 8, 1995$2,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New York, March 8, 19951 event
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: 10338361, 10338219, 10338275, 10337482, 10338239, 10338276.