Hail, Columbus
- When
- September 25, 3:54 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, 5.13 mi NNW of Whiteville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.400, -78.730
Quarter size hail was reported along Highway 701 north of Whiteville.
Hail in North Carolina, September 25, 2025
An isolated pulse storm flared up briefly to severe thresholds as it interacted with the resultant wind boundary.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 ILM wrote it up.
An isolated pulse storm flared up briefly to severe thresholds as it interacted with the resultant wind boundary.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:55 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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: 1287432.