Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- June 29, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, 0.69 mi N of Wallace
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.740, -78.000
Trees blown down in Wallace.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 29, 2008
Hot temperatures and high humidity led to a very unstable air-mass across eastern North Carolina during the afternoon and evening of June 29th. Scattered thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze during the afternoon and a few became severe producing damaging winds and large hail.
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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 MHX wrote it up.
Hot temperatures and high humidity led to a very unstable air-mass across eastern North Carolina during the afternoon and evening of June 29th. Scattered thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze during the afternoon and a few became severe producing damaging winds and large hail.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:13 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- June 29, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 2.15 mi SSW of Catherine Lake
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.790, -77.560
Strong winds blew a tree down on a car.
Hail, Onslow
- When
- June 29, 4:41 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 0.69 mi N of Bell Fork
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.760, -77.400
Hail, Onslow
- When
- June 29, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 1.84 mi ENE of Camp Lejeune Jct
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.840, -77.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- June 29, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 1.84 mi ENE of Camp Lejeune Jct
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.840, -77.400
Trained Spotter reported wind gust to 60 mph on Gum Branch Road.
Hail, Onslow
- When
- June 29, 4:48 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 0.69 mi N of Bell Fork
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.760, -77.400
Hail, Onslow
- When
- June 29, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 1.13 mi W of Half Moon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -77.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- June 29, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 2.19 mi SE of Franktown
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -77.470
Strong winds blew Steeple off a church on Briar Neck Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Craven
- When
- June 29, 5:28 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, 0.56 mi E of Vanceboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -77.160
Strong wind gust reported in Vanceboro.
Thunderstorm Wind, Craven
- When
- June 29, 5:29 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, 1.38 mi N of Trent Woods
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -77.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- June 29, 5:47 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, 0.89 mi NW of Blounts Creek Statio
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.360, -76.980
Tree blown down across Highway 33 near Blounts Creek.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- June 29, 6:07 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Bath
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -76.820
Trees blown down near bath.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Lightning Strike in Maine, June 29, 2008
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 107725, 107726, 107721, 107722, 107732, 107723, 107724, 107727, 107728, 107733, 107729, 107730.