Hail, Cumberland
- When
- May 7, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Cedar Creek
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.950, -78.750
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 7, 1999
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sampson
- When
- May 7, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Roseboro
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.950, -78.530
Hail, Wilson
- When
- May 7, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wilson County, Sims
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -78.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- May 7, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Salemburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -78.520
Strong thunderstorms winds blew trees downon power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 7, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Dudley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -78.050
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Dudley.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 7, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Maryland, May 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 7, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 7, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 7, 1999
- Hail in North Carolina, May 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 7, 1999
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: 5697545, 5697635, 5697637, 5697638, 5697636.