North Carolina, 1998Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 1998
May 27, 1998 · NWS ILM · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms caused downburst winds and small hail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms caused downburst winds and small hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson
- When
- May 27, 4:05 PM EST to 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Robeson County, Lumber Bridge to Orrum
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -79.070
Hail up to an inch diameter fell as thunderstorms tracked southeast . Downburst winds in Orrum caused major damage to two homes,and minor damage to 8 others.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- May 27, 5:00 PM EST to 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Chadbourn
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -78.820
A large tree was downed across Princess Ann Road. A motorist topped a hill and hit the tree and died. Another tree landed on a house and a utility building lost it's roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- May 27, 5:05 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, Dublin to White Lake
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -78.720
Thunderstorm winds downed trees onto power lines in Dublin, and in White Lake a tree fell on and destroyed a mobile home.
Hail, Columbus
- When
- May 27, 6:35 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Freeman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -78.280
Hail, Columbus
- When
- May 27, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Brunswick
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -78.700
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 27, 1998$200,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 27, 19983 injured · 1 in hail · 15 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 1998$31,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail in North Carolina, May 27, 1998$25,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, May 27, 1998$10,000 · F0 · 17 events
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 27, 1998$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 1998$5,000 · 1 in hail · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 1998$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 27 to 28, 19981.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 19980.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, May 27, 19981 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Minnesota, May 27, 19980.75 in hail · 3 events
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: 5647239, 5647242, 5647240, 5647241, 5647243.