Hail, Johnston
- When
- July 28, 3:27 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, 3 mi SW of Smithfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.469, -78.388
Penny size hail was reported near Holts Lake and US Highway 301.
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 28, 2007
A mid and upper level trough moved across central North Carolina during strong daytime heating.
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
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
A mid and upper level trough moved across central North Carolina during strong daytime heating.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- July 28, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Nash County, 2.89 mi WSW of (Rwi)rocky Mt Wilson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.834, -77.948
One tree was blow down along the side of Highway 97 near the Interstate 95 exit.
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
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- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, July 28, 2007
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- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 28 to 29, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 28, 2007
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: 38788, 38789.