North Carolina, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 13, 1995

May 13, 1995 · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 5 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$260,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

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Event by event

6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Watauga

When
May 13, 3:06 PM EST
Where
Watauga County, Sugar Grove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.231, -81.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms developed in the mountains of northwest North Carolina during the afternoon hours on the 13th and produced hail to slightly larger than quarter-size. Nickel-size hail covered the ground in Boone.

Hail, Watauga

When
May 13, 3:15 PM EST
Where
Watauga County, Boone
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.231, -81.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms developed in the mountains of northwest North Carolina during the afternoon hours on the 13th and produced hail to slightly larger than quarter-size. Nickel-size hail covered the ground in Boone.

Hail, Watauga

When
May 13, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Watauga County, Blowing Rock
Measured
1.1 in hail
Coordinates
36.231, -81.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms developed in the mountains of northwest North Carolina during the afternoon hours on the 13th and produced hail to slightly larger than quarter-size. Nickel-size hail covered the ground in Boone.

Hail, Watauga

When
May 13, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Watauga County, Blowing Rock
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.231, -81.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms developed in the mountains of northwest North Carolina during the afternoon hours on the 13th and produced hail to slightly larger than quarter-size. Nickel-size hail covered the ground in Boone.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly

When
May 13, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Stanly County
Coordinates
35.312, -80.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down on the Montgomery County line and at the edge of the Pee Dee River south of Morrow Mountain State Park.

Hail, Rowan

When
May 13, 5:33 PM EST
Where
Rowan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rowan County Sheriff reported numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When
May 13, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Rowan County
Coordinates
35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rowan County Sheriff reported numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 13, 6:25 PM EST
Where
Montgomery County, Nr Mt. Gilead
Property damage
$170,000
Coordinates
35.333, -79.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down. Six houses damaged.

Hail, Scotland

When
May 13, 6:45 PM EST
Where
Scotland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.841, -79.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down. Several homes damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When
May 13, 6:45 PM EST
Where
Richmond County
Coordinates
35.006, -79.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland

When
May 13, 7:06 PM EST
Where
Scotland County, Laurenburg
Property damage
$90,000
Coordinates
34.841, -79.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down. Several homes damaged.

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.

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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: 10337617, 10337685, 10337686, 10337687, 10337971, 10337858, 10337859, 10338445, 10337962, 10338822, 10337963.