4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 12:33 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 133 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)... THE SYNOPTIC SCALE PATTERN CHANGES LITTLE THE NEXT THREE DAYS. THE FLOW OVER CENTRAL NC IS INFLUENCED BY A TROUGH WITH DENNIS REMNANTS IN THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY...GRADUALLY GIVING WAY TO GREATER INFLUENCE FROM A WESTWARD EXPANDING BERMUDA HIGH BY SATURDAY. PRECIPITABLE WATER REMAINS HIGH IN THE 1.9 TO 2.25 RANGE DEPENDING ON MODEL AND TIME OF DAY WHILE MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE IN THE 5.25 TO 5.50 DEG/KM RANGE FOR A CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS EACH DAY. CHANCES OF DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INCLUDED EACH DAY...THOUGH THE SMALL SCALE FEATURES THAT ARE APT TO TRIGGER THEM AND MIGHT FAVOR ONE AREA OVER ANOTHER REMAIN OBSCURE AT THIS TIME RANGE. WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAY-TO-DAY CHANGE IN LOW LEVEL THICKNESS... PERSISTENCE FAVORS HIGHS OF 89-94 AND LOWS OF 70-75. -RFG && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE WEST AND BE CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD. WITH THE RIDGE OVERHEAD TEMPERATURES WILL REACH BETWEEN 90 AND 95 EACH DAY WITH LOWS 70 TO 75. THE LOW LEVEL RIDGE DOES REMAIN OFFSHORE TO TRANSPORT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND A PIEDMONT TROUGH DEVELOPS...WHICH MAY INITIATE DIURNAL CONVECTION WITH SLIGHTLY GREATER CHANCES IN THE WEST. PREVIOUS FORECAST HAS POPS 20-30 ACROSS THE AREA AND NO MAJOR CHANGES WILL BE MADE. -DGS && .AVIATION... BEST CHANCES OF TSRA THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AT FAY AND RWI...SO WILL INCLUDE A TEMPO FOR TSRA WITH MVFR VIS/CIGS THERE. A MOIST AIR MASS WITH SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS SUGGEST STRATUS DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT. EXPECT BEST CHANCES FOR LOW CIGS TO BE AT FAY AND RWI...PERHAPS GETTING TO LIFR. LOCATIONS FROM RDU WEST HAVE HAD A MORE WESTERLY FLOW TODAY WHICH MAY LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF LOW CLOUDS THAT FORM...AND WILL HAVE MVFR CIGS THERE. -DGS && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...RFG LONG TERM...DGS AVIATION...DGS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 502 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-140915- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 502 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY... WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER THAT WAS ONCE HURRICANE DENNIS LINGERS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. PIECES OF ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW WILL CROSS OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. A STORM OR TWO COULD BECOME STRONG... PRODUCING ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH... ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. HOWEVER... NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE RISK OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST... PARTICULARLY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE NEEDED TODAY. GIH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1254 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 NCZ011-131715- HALIFAX- 1254 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HALIFAX COUNTY THROUGH 130 PM EDT... AT 1254 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER DELMAR AND BEAVERDAM...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH OF ROANOKE RAPIDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...DELMAR. PEA SIZE HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 201 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 NCZ011-131900- HALIFAX- 201 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT... AT 201 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DUNNS STORE...OR ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF SCOTLAND NECK...MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SCOTLAND NECK AND WHITES FORK. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THESE GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES. VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS... CREEKS...STEAMS AND SOME ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 233 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 NCZ028-131930- EDGECOMBE- 233 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EDGECOMBE COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT... AT 233 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LEGGETT TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONETOE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE TARBORO...PRINCEVILLE...SPEED...LEGGETT...AND CONETOE GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE INCH DURING THE NEXT HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...CREEKS...STEAMS AND SOME ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME ROADS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE U.S. HIGHWAYS 258 AND 64...AND NC HIGHWAY 43. DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 356 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 NCZ042-077-078-089-132100- HARNETT-JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE- 356 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SECTIONS OF JOHNSTON...WAYNE...HARNETT AND SAMPSON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... AT 356 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER HOBBTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN BENSON AND CLAYTON...AND NEAR NEWTON GROVE. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SOME DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND AWNINGS COULD BE TOSSED AROUND. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU CANNOT SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AUTOMOBILES CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER. WSS
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:18 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees were blown down across southern Hoke County. A few trees fell on homes, causing minor property damage.
Quarter size hail was reported at the corner of Aversboro and Timber Drives.
Quarter size hail was reported along Highway 87 and Buffalo Lake Road.
The roof of a mobile home was damaged near the intersection of US 401 Bypass and State Route 24.
Trees were blown down on Old Iron Works Road.
Several trees were blown down and a tobacco crop was severely damaged in downburst winds.
A smoldering tree which had been struck by lightning a few hours earlier fell, killing a firefighter.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Wake | 2005-07-13 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5471033, 5471036, 5471034, 5471035, 5471037, 5471038, 5471039.