Hail, Brunswick
- When
- August 19, 3:35 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Leland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -78.050
Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, August 19, 1998
2 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:35 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Brunswick
- When
- August 19, 3:50 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Leland
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains from slow moving thunderstorms caused flooding along US 74-76 near the Leland exit.
Flash Flood, New Hanover
- When
- August 19, 4:20 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, Wilmington
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains from slow moving thunderstorms prdouced flooding along South College Road and Cedar Avenue.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 19, 1998
- Flood in Wyoming, August 19, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, August 19, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, August 19 to 20, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 19, 1998
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Alaska, August 19 to 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Hail in Colorado, August 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 19, 1998
More
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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: 5664210, 5664211, 5664212.