Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 15, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 15, 1995
Start: 1995-05-15T15:03
End: 1995-05-15T17:30
Location: North Carolina

May 15, 1995 · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $1.6 million
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Events: 18

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 Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Moore

When: May 15, 3:03 PM EST
Where: Moore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.311, -79.481 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harnett

When: May 15, 3:05 PM EST
Where: Harnett County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.369, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnston

When: May 15, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.518, -78.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hoke

When: May 15, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Hoke County
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 35.017, -79.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees fell on two homes and a church. Numerous other trees down in the area.

Hail, Onslow

When: May 15, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Onslow County, Chinquapin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail covered the ground two inches deep in Chinquapin.

Hail, Sampson

When: May 15, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Sampson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Coordinates: 34.992, -78.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Over $2 million in crop damage was done at Sinclair Farms as hail and high winds destroyed over 100 acres of cucumbers, peppers, and tobacco.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson

When: May 15, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Sampson County, N Clinton
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 34.992, -78.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees down in Keener area. Several houses and automobiles were damaged from falling trees and branches.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson

When: May 15, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Sampson County, Clinton
Coordinates: 34.992, -78.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When: May 15, 4:26 PM EST
Where: Robeson County, St Pauls
Property damage: $20
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Down trees. Roofs off a business and a barn.

Hail, Onslow

When: May 15, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Onslow County, Wallace
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail covered the ground two inches deep in Chinquapin.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When: May 15, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Robeson County, Red Springs
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Down power lines.

Hail, Onslow

When: May 15, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Onslow County, Holly Ridge
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail covered the ground two inches deep in Chinquapin.

Hail, Bladen

When: May 15, 4:55 PM EST
Where: Bladen County, Bladenboro
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pender

When: May 15, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Pender County, Rocky Point
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Down trees, power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover

When: May 15, 5:20 PM EST
Where: New Hanover County, Wrightsboro
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Down trees.

Hail, Pender

When: May 15, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Pender County, Scotts Hill
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover

When: May 15, 5:30 PM EST
Where: New Hanover County, Wilmington
Property damage: $15
Coordinates: 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Business roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When: May 15, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Bladen County, Bladenboro 2 W
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Down trees.

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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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: 10338455, 10338690, 10338346, 10338762, 10337451, 10337870, 10337871, 10337872, 10337679, 10337452, 10337680, 10337453, 10338625, 10337579, 10338476, 10337580, 10338477, 10338626.