Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, November 7, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, November 7, 1995
Start: 1995-11-07T17:00
End: 1995-11-07T19:48
Location: North Carolina

November 7, 1995 · 16 events in 11 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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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Wind
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 12
Property damage: $666,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 Wilmington radar (KLTX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.

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Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Robeson

When: November 7, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Robeson County, Lowe
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When: November 7, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Bladen County, Butters-Bladenboro
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds reported by spotter. Damage in Butters: roof blown off garage and trees down. In Rosindale mobile home blown off foundation. In Bladenboro a shed was blown down.

Tornado, Columbus

When: November 7, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Columbus County, Brunswick
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $600,000
Coordinates: 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Twenty structures suffered damage. The tornado lifted roofs off of five residences, and destroyed four mobile homes near National Spinning Mill. Trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir

When: November 7, 5:44 PM EST
Where: Lenoir County, Pink Hill
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.239, -77.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds flipped over a tractor-semitrailer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When: November 7, 5:55 PM EST
Where: Brunswick County, Sunset Beach
Coordinates: 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds snapped electric poles along the Intracoastal Waterway and dumped the lines into the water. A one lane pontoon bridge was knocked out by the harsh winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When: November 7, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Brunswick County, Ocean Isle Beach
Coordinates: 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When: November 7, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Brunswick County, Holden Beach
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An unoccupied mobile home was crushed by a tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When: November 7, 6:12 PM EST
Where: Brunswick County, Long Beach
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were reported by a spotter. A large oak tree was downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pender

When: November 7, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Pender County, Hampstead
Coordinates: 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 200-year-old oak tree was downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When: November 7, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Brunswick County, Southport
Coordinates: 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees fell onto a house. A cottage lost part of its foundation and tipped into the ocean.

Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow

When: November 7, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Onslow County, Southwest
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sailboat blown off a trailer near Southwest, just outside the city of Jacksonville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: November 7, 6:35 PM EST
Where: Craven County, Cherry Branch
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.117, -77.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gust to 50 mph reported near Cherry Point section of city. A 12-inch diameter tree fell on a porch in Cherry Branch.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: November 7, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Craven County, Havelock
Coordinates: 35.117, -77.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gust to 50 mph reported near Cherry Point section of city. A 12-inch diameter tree fell on a porch in Cherry Branch.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pamlico

When: November 7, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Pamlico County, Stonewall
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.152, -76.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gust to 50 kts downed large branches and a tree along Route 55.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hyde

When: November 7, 7:34 PM EST
Where: Hyde County, Ocracoke
Coordinates: 35.410, -76.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust to 66 mph was reported by a spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dare

When: November 7, 7:48 PM EST
Where: Dare County, Hatteras
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.787, -75.781 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thirty-foot camper blown on its side and damage to a condo unit in Hatteras village with winds estimated at 75 to 80 mph.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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

Every storm in North Carolina in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Carolina, 1995 Warnings in North Carolina, November 1995

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: 10337726, 10338638, 10338145, 10338380, 10338774, 10338775, 10338776, 10338777, 10337593, 10338778, 10337460, 10338157, 10338158, 10337530, 10338376, 10338189.