Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, October 28, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, October 28, 1995
Start: 1995-10-28T00:00
End: 1995-10-28T01:55
Location: North Carolina

October 28, 1995 · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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: 1
Property damage: $131,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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

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Event by event

12 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When: October 28, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Columbus County, Chadbourn
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When: October 28, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Columbus County, Lake Waccamaw
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees were downed, largest diameter 12 inches.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When: October 28, 12:30 AM EST
Where: Bladen County, Elizabethtown
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin

When: October 28, 12:55 AM EST
Where: Duplin County, Warsaw
Coordinates: 34.936, -77.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover

When: October 28, 1:00 AM EST
Where: New Hanover County, Wilmington
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed, blocking Highway 117.

Tornado, Onslow

When: October 28, 1:15 AM EST
Where: Onslow County, Sneads Ferry
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pender

When: October 28, 1:15 AM EST
Where: Pender County, Scotts Hill
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed and display booths at fair were blown 20-30 yards at Poplar Grove Plantation.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt

When: October 28, 1:20 AM EST
Where: Pitt County, Greenville
Coordinates: 35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Onslow

When: October 28, 1:30 AM EST
Where: Onslow County, Camp Lejeune
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Onslow

When: October 28, 1:35 AM EST
Where: Onslow County, Hubert
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow

When: October 28, 1:42 AM EST
Where: Onslow County, Swansboro
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: October 28, 1:48 AM EST
Where: Craven County, Havelock
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.117, -77.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorms moved across the Crystal Coast early in the morning of the 28th spawning several tornadoes and downbursts. In Sneads Ferry the roof of a mobile home was peeled off and two football field light poles were downed. One inch hail was reported. A tornado at the Marine's Camp Lejeune downed several large oak trees and damaged 35 military vehicles. At Bogue Field downburst winds picked up 150 feet of runway matting and through it across a field. A tractor-semitrailer was overturned by strong winds on Highway 70 in Havelock.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bertie

When: October 28, 1:50 AM EST
Where: Bertie County, Windsor
Coordinates: 36.066, -76.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees and large limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carteret

When: October 28, 1:55 AM EST
Where: Carteret County, Bogue
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.864, -76.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Carteret

When: October 28, 1:55 AM EST
Where: Carteret County, Newport
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 34.864, -76.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.
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.

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, October 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: 10338143, 10338144, 10338637, 10338209, 10338495, 10337456, 10337592, 10337670, 10337457, 10337458, 10337459, 10338156, 10338621, 10338894, 10338895.