North Carolina, 1998

Hail in North Carolina, May 8, 1998

May 8, 1998 · NWS AKQ · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Northampton

When
May 8, 12:40 PM EST
Where
Northampton County, Henrico
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
36.530, -77.820

Hail, Northampton

When
May 8, 12:58 PM EST
Where
Northampton County, Margaretsville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.530, -77.350

Hail, Northampton

When
May 8, 1:25 PM EST
Where
Northampton County, Rich Square
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.270, -77.280

Hail, Currituck

When
May 8, 2:47 PM EST
Where
Currituck County, Moyock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.530, -76.180

Hail, Chowan

When
May 8, 2:54 PM EST
Where
Chowan County, 1 mi N of Edenton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.080, -76.620

Hail, Perquimans

When
May 8, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Perquimans County, Belvidere
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.270, -76.530

Hail, Camden

When
May 8, 3:05 PM EST
Where
Camden County, South Mills
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
POST OFFICE
Coordinates
36.450, -76.330

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5656593, 5656594, 5656595, 5656596, 5656597, 5656598, 5656599.