Hail, Surry
- When
- May 25, 2:23 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Elkin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -80.850
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 25, 1998
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in the southwest portion of Stokes County and in the eastern portion of Wilkes County, knocked down trees and power lines in Madison and Reidsville, and knocked down a large tree five miles north northwest of Reidsville.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 8
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 RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds during the afternoon hours on the 25th produced damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size.Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in the southwest portion of Stokes County and in the eastern portion of Wilkes County, knocked down trees and power lines in Madison and Reidsville, and knocked down a large tree five miles north northwest of Reidsville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wilkes
- When
- May 25, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 1 mi E of Roaring River
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -80.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- May 25, 2:30 PM EST to 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, East Portion
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -80.980
Hail, Surry
- When
- May 25, 2:33 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Siloam
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.280, -80.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- May 25, 2:55 PM EST to 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, Southwest Portion
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -80.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 25, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Madison
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -79.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 25, 3:48 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 5 mi NNW of Reidsville
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -79.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 25, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Reidsville
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -79.670
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1998
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- Hail in Texas, May 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 25, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in New Jersey, May 25, 1998
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 1998
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: 5646320, 5646317, 5646322, 5646321, 5646316, 5646318, 5646323, 5646319.