Hail in Wayne County, North Carolina

Hail July 5, 1997 · Wayne County, North Carolina

1.75 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL ON OAKLAND CHURCH ROAD. CONSIDERABLE CROP DAMAGE OCCURRED OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES DURING THE HAIL STORMS.

Began near Goldsboro (35.4300, -78.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5614978. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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