North Carolina, 2000Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 28, 2000
May 28, 2000 · NWS RAH · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- May 28, 12:04 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Fayetteville Arpt
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.983, -78.883
Gust measured at Fayetteville ASOS. Trees reported down in the area.
Tornado, Cumberland
- When
- May 28, 12:06 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Hope Mills
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.967, -78.950
Tornado reported to have briefly touched down on Chicken Foot Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- May 28, 12:37 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Clinton
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -78.333
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 28, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Seymour Johnson Afb
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 35.333, -77.967
Trees down near the Air Force base.
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Wildfire in Florida, May 28, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 28, 2000$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 28, 2000$15,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 28, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 20001.75 in hail · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 28 to 31, 20004 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 20001.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 28, 20000.88 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 20001 in hail · 3 events
- Funnel Clouds in Texas, May 28, 20002 events
- Rip Current and High Surf in American Samoa, May 28 to 31, 20002 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5148456, 5148126, 5147332, 5147333.