North Carolina, 2023

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 8, 2023

September 8, 2023 · NWS RAH · 25 events in 9 counties and zones

An upper-level trough over the southern Appalachians combined with a surface trough over the eastern Piedmont and an inland penetrating sea breeze to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the eastern Sandhills, Coastal Plain, and eastern Piedmont. Several of the storms produced damaging winds and hail along and east of the US-1 Corridor.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$56,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
25

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.

An upper-level trough over the southern Appalachians combined with a surface trough over the eastern Piedmont and an inland penetrating sea breeze to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the eastern Sandhills, Coastal Plain, and eastern Piedmont. Several of the storms produced damaging winds and hail along and east of the US-1 Corridor.

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 Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 8, 12:55 PM EST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 12:55 PM EST, 23 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 8, 8:13 AM EST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
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The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:18 UTC.

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Event by event

24 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson

When
September 8, 1:18 PM EST
Where
Sampson County, 1.73 mi SW of Ingold
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.805, -78.374

Multiple trees were down, with both lines blocked, in the area of 14900 United States Highway 701.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When
September 8, 2:05 PM EST
Where
Johnston County, 0.36 mi ESE of Benson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
35.379, -78.544

A tree was down on a car at East Main Street and North Lee Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When
September 8, 2:07 PM EST
Where
Johnston County, 0.44 mi E of Benson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
35.381, -78.542

A large tree was blown down near the intersection of East Hill Street and North Lee Street. The tree took down some power lines and blocked the intersection.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
September 8, 2:32 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, 0.11 mi ENE of Mt Olive
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.201, -78.068

One tree was blown down on a power pole near the 400 block of North Southerland Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
September 8, 2:32 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, 1.23 mi SSE of Mt Olive Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.204, -78.020

One tree was blown down near the intersection of Kelly Springs Road and North Carolina Highway 55 East.

Hail, Wake

When
September 8, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Wake County, 1.38 mi N of Fuquay Spgs Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.570, -78.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When
September 8, 2:46 PM EST
Where
Wake County, 0.32 mi SSW of Willow Spgs
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
35.596, -78.732

Power outages were reported due to fallen trees on power equipment near the intersection of Dwight Rowland Road and Kennebec Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
September 8, 3:08 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, 1.64 mi E of Pikeville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.497, -77.951

A tree was blown down across both lanes of traffic of Airport Road near Big Daddy's Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
September 8, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, 2.16 mi SSW of Black Creek
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
35.601, -77.945

A large tree was down near the intersection of Slabtown Road and Morningside Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When
September 8, 3:21 PM EST
Where
Wake County, 1.38 mi N of (Rdu)raleigh-Durham
Measured
66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
35.890, -78.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Durham

When
September 8, 3:28 PM EST
Where
Durham County, 1.83 mi ESE of Bethesda
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
35.936, -78.823

Power outages were reported due to fallen trees on power lines near the intersection of Holloman Road and Page Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
September 8, 3:33 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, 1.74 mi SE of Wilson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.715, -77.895

A tree was down near the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Parkway and Tuskeegee Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
September 8, 3:33 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, 1.38 mi SE of Wilson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.718, -77.901

A tree was down near the intersection of Nash Street and Reid Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
September 8, 3:33 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, 1.71 mi SE of Wilson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.711, -77.900

A tree was down near the intersection of United States Highway 301 and New Bern Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
September 8, 3:34 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, 0.44 mi E of Wilson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.729, -77.912

A tree was down near the intersection of Jackson Street and Green Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
September 8, 3:38 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, 0.85 mi NE of Wilson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.740, -77.911

Trees were down on Corbett Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When
September 8, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Nash County, 1.92 mi NNW of Samaria
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.875, -78.196

One tree was down on Burgess Road between Cone Road and Bryantown Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
September 8, 3:42 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, 0.92 mi N of Wilson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.743, -77.922

A tree was down near the intersection of Pearson Street and Gold Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When
September 8, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Nash County, 3.18 mi W of Spring Hope
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
35.943, -78.176

Power outages were reported due to fallen trees near the intersection of Holly Road and Topez Lane.

Thunderstorm Wind, Durham

When
September 8, 3:53 PM EST
Where
Durham County, 0.58 mi WSW of Durham
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.016, -78.929

Trees were down at Oakland Avenue and Englewood Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Person

When
September 8, 4:37 PM EST
Where
Person County, 1.49 mi NNE of Paynes Tavern
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.370, -79.010

Trees were down on Whitt Town Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Person

When
September 8, 4:38 PM EST
Where
Person County, 0.12 mi S of Brooksdale
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
36.378, -78.970

Power outages were reported due to fallen trees damaging power equipment near the intersection of Allensville Road and Old Allensville Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When
September 8, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Halifax County, 4.47 mi NNE of Enfield Dunroamin Ar
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.230, -77.590

Trees were reported down along Green Acres Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Person

When
September 8, 4:53 PM EST
Where
Person County, 1.21 mi WSW of Concord
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.443, -79.090

Trees were down on Concord Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When
September 8, 4:56 PM EST
Where
Halifax County, 2.7 mi SSW of Halifax Co Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.397, -77.726

Trees were down along Old Halifax Road.

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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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: 1142189, 1142190, 1142192, 1142203, 1142205, 1142207, 1142208, 1142209, 1142210, 1142211, 1142212, 1142213, 1142214, 1142215, 1142216, 1142217, 1142218, 1142219, 1142220, 1142221, 1142222, 1142223, 1142224, 1142225, 1142226.