Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- April 17, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, Wallace
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.733, -78.000
Duplin County 911 Center reported trees and power lines down in Wallace.
Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, April 17, 2006
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 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 Wilmington radar (KLTX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:52 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Onslow
- When
- April 17, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, (Nca)mcas New River
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -77.417
Hail, Onslow
- When
- April 17, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Swansboro
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.683, -77.133
Tornado, Onslow
- When
- April 17, 4:30 PM EST to 4:32 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 5 mi SW of Jacksonville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -77.483
Tornado briefly touched down and moved southeast across New River affecting boaters.
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- April 17, 4:49 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Camp Lejeune
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.767, -77.383
60 mph wind gust measured near camp gate on Highway 172.
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, April 17, 2006
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- High Wind in South Dakota, April 17 to 19, 2006
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 17, 2006
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 17, 2006
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 17, 2006
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, April 17, 2006
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 2006Warnings in North Carolina, April 2006
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5498273, 5498274, 5498369, 5498370, 5498371.