Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 30, 2019

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 30, 2019
Start: 2019-05-30T18:17
End: 2019-05-30T20:25
Location: North Carolina

May 30, 2019 · NWS MHX · 20 events in 6 counties and zones

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms developed during the evening hours, producing large hail and damaging winds.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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.

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms developed during the evening hours, producing large hail and damaging winds.

What forecasters said that day

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 Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 30, 5:10 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 5:10 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 2:43 PM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
343 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

NCZ195-196-199-204-205-311945-
West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island-
Hatteras Island-
343 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Moderate Rip Current Risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms will be possible late
Friday afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind gusts will be the
main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-203-311945-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-
343 PM EDT Thu May 30 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated strong thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible late
this afternoon into early this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Scattered to numerous strong thunderstorms will be possible late
Friday afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind gusts will be the
main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 5:13 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 5:52 PM EST, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 6:14 PM EST, 3 minutes before

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The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:20 UTC.

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Event by event

16 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt

When: May 30, 6:17 PM EST
Where: Pitt County, Farmville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.600, -77.600

Trees and powerlines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When: May 30, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, 4 mi E of Bunyan
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Utility Company
Coordinates: 35.530, -76.909

Two telephone poles were snapped near the base. Large tree branches were blown down.

Hail, Beaufort

When: May 30, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, 2 mi ENE of Washington Park
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.561, -77.017

Quarter size hail and 50 mph winds were measured.

Hail, Beaufort

When: May 30, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, Bath
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.480, -76.820

Hail, Beaufort

When: May 30, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, 4 mi NNW of Bath
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.533, -76.847

The hail was measured by a Cocorahs observer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When: May 30, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, Pantego
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 35.580, -76.670

Trees and powerlines were blown down in the area along with a power pole.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: May 30, 7:25 PM EST
Where: Craven County, 2 mi NNW of Vanceboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.327, -77.184

A power pole was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: May 30, 7:27 PM EST
Where: Craven County, 4 mi ENE of Ft Barnwell
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 35.322, -77.284

A tree was blown down on the roadway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When: May 30, 7:29 PM EST
Where: Beaufort County, 1 mi ENE of Pinetown
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.626, -76.854

A tree was blown down. Dime size hail was also reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir

When: May 30, 7:34 PM EST
Where: Lenoir County, Kinston
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 35.270, -77.580

Trees and powerlines were blown down around Kinston.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin

When: May 30, 7:42 PM EST
Where: Duplin County, Faison
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.120, -78.130

Numerous trees were blown down around town. Trees were blown down on highways 117 and 403.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin

When: May 30, 7:43 PM EST
Where: Duplin County, 2 mi SSE of Calypso
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.123, -78.087

Trees and powerlines were blown down along highway 403.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin

When: May 30, 7:44 PM EST
Where: Duplin County, 1.32 mi ESE of Calypso
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.140, -78.080

White Oak Bridge Rd not passable due to trees being blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir

When: May 30, 7:44 PM EST
Where: Lenoir County, 3 mi ESE of Graingers
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 35.303, -77.471

Trees and powerlines were blown down in the Sand Hill area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin

When: May 30, 7:46 PM EST
Where: Duplin County, 2 mi N of Beautancus
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.149, -78.030

Trees and powerlines were blown down on highway 403 near Beautancus Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir

When: May 30, 7:54 PM EST
Where: Lenoir County, 1.69 mi E of Loftins Xrd
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 35.200, -77.540

Numerous trees were blown down across the county. The time and location were estimated based on radar data.

Hail, Duplin

When: May 30, 7:55 PM EST
Where: Duplin County, 5 mi ESE of Beautancus
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.092, -77.948

The hail fell near the intersection of Beautancus Rd and Summerlins Cross Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: May 30, 7:55 PM EST
Where: Jones County, 2 mi SE of Wise Fork
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 35.200, -77.495

Trees and powerlines were blown down across the northwest part of the county near Wise Fork and along the border of Lenoir County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: May 30, 8:14 PM EST
Where: Craven County, Jasper
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 35.200, -77.220

Trees and powerlines were blown down along highway 55.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: May 30, 8:25 PM EST
Where: Craven County, 2 mi NNW of Bridgeton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Utility Company
Coordinates: 35.157, -77.034

Trees were blown down on powerlines near highway 17.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2019 Every state in 2019 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, May 2019

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: 816922, 816923, 816918, 816919, 816920, 816924, 816925, 816926, 816927, 816928, 816929, 816930, 816931, 816932, 816933, 816934, 816921, 816935, 816936, 816937.