Hail, Onslow
- When
- June 23, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Richlands
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -77.530
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 23, 1998
Severe storms downed trees and powerlines across the region with 60 to 70 mph gusts. A trailer and shed were damaged in Clark.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
Severe storms downed trees and powerlines across the region with 60 to 70 mph gusts. A trailer and shed were damaged in Clark.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- June 23, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, Sandy Bottom
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -77.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- June 23, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Richlands
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -77.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- June 23, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jones County, Wise Fork to Kinston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -77.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- June 23, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Holly Ridge
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -77.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- June 23, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jones County, Pollocksville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -77.230
Hail, Onslow
- When
- June 23, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Jacksonville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -77.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- June 23, 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Camp Lejeune
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -77.380
Hail, Craven
- When
- June 23, 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, Clark
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -77.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Craven
- When
- June 23, 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, Clark
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -77.170
Hail, Onslow
- When
- June 23, 8:40 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Camp Lejeune
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -77.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- June 23, 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, North Topsail Beach
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -77.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Carteret
- When
- June 23, 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Carteret County, 1 mi W of Newport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -76.870
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
- Heat in Missouri, June 23 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 23 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 23, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 23, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 23 to 24, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 23, 1998
- Tornado in Iowa, June 23, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 23, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, June 23, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 23, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5640568, 5640569, 5640570, 5640571, 5640572, 5640573, 5640574, 5640575, 5640576, 5640661, 5640662, 5640663, 5640664.