Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Bladenboro, NC

Hail Report Description: Hail to the size of quarters was reported.

Hail Report Description: Hail up to the size of pennies was reported along Guyton Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Hail Report Description: Penny to quarter size hail was reported. The hail lasted for 10 minutes.

Hail Report Description: Hail to the size of quarters was reported on Parson Street.

Hail Report Description: Hail to the size of quarters was reported.

Hail Report Description: Hail to the size of quarters was reported.

Hail Report Description: Nickel to quarter size hail was reported. The hail lasted for 5 minutes.

Hail Report Description: Nickel to quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of Twisted Hickory Road and Highway 211. The hail lasted for about 10 minutes.

Hail Report Description: Penny size hail was reported.

Hail Report Description: Penny size hail was reported.

Hail Report Description: Sheriff reported dime to quarter size hail covering the ground on Hwy 242 near Lennons Crossroads.

Hail Report Description: Bladen Sheriff reported quarter size hail on Cabbage Rd.

Hail Report Description: Bladen 911 reported nickel size hail.

Hail Report Description: Spotter reported nickel size hail.

Hail Report Description: Storm cell dumped golfball size hail in Bladenboro, then proceeded to near Duart, where quarter size hail was reported by the sherriff's department.

Hail Report Description: Dime size hail.

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Hail Report Description: SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED INTENSE LIGHTNING.

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Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down.

Wind Report Description: Trees down on Brown Marsh Rd... Red Hill Rd... and W S Railroad St. in the Clarkton area.

Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN BLADENBORO NC PER FIRE CHIEF

Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HORRIS RD AND SHEPARD RD

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF NC HWY 131 AND 410. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: LARGE LIMBS IN THE ROAD IN EAST BLADENBORO.

Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN AT FOREST DR AND RICHARDSON RD.

Wind Report Description: REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG NC-131 IN BLADENBORO.

Wind Report Description: MULITPLE TREES DOWN BETWEEN NC HIGHWAYS 410 AND 131... 2 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS COUNTY LINE.

Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 211

Wind Report Description: Several trees were reportedly down and blocking access to Ball Park Road near Highway 211. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were reported down in the city of Bladenboro. Numerous reports of power outages as well. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wind Report Description: Several trees and power lines were reported down across Burney Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wind Report Description: A tree was reported across the intersection of South Main Street and Kelly Street. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wind Report Description: Two trees were reportedly in the intersection at Village Street and Seaboard Street. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wind Report Description: Trees were reported down at the intersection of Bradshaw Road and Twisted Hickory Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wind Report Description: A tree was reported down on Highway 131. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wind Report Description: Three trees were reported down along Highway 131.

Wind Report Description: One tree was reported down along Highway 131.

Wind Report Description: A tree was reportedly snapped. Numerous large limbs were down. The wind damaged dog pens secured to the ground by screws. The damage occurred on Highway 242.

Wind Report Description: Power lines were reportedly down.

Wind Report Description: Small trees were down along Seaboard Street. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees and power lines reported down between Bladenboro and Clarkton. Five roads were blocked by fallen trees and power lines.

Wind Report Description: A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded straight-line winds to 60 mph blew a metal roof off of a storage building on Grimsley Farm Road. Large limbs took down one power line in this area.

Wind Report Description: A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded a microburst, with winds up to 90 mph, first impacted the ground just to the west of Oak Grove Church Road and to the north of Highway 242. The microburst moved south across Highway 242 and into a heavily wooded area south of Highway 242. Forty trees were either uprooted or snapped. One tree fell onto a mobile home, injuring one person. The mobile home sustained moderate damage. Another tree crushed a van as it fell. A poorly built mobile home, located on the north side of Highway 242, was destroyed. Minor to moderate damage was also observed to a metal car shop along Highway 242. The path length was 0.7 miles and the path width was 370 yards.

Wind Report Description: Trees reported down near the intersection of Highway 131 and Lewis Cemetery Road.

Wind Report Description: Trees reported down at the intersection of Highway 131 and South Main Street.

Wind Report Description: Trees reported down along Highway 131.

Wind Report Description: Trees reported down at the intersection of Highway 211 and Clyde King Drive.

Tornado Report Description: A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team found evidence of a strong tornado in Bladen County, North Carolina. The damage was rated up to an EF2. The maximum wind speed was estimated up to 120 mph. The path length was just over 13 miles. The maximum path width was 440 yards. The tornado first touched down at 458 pm EDT in downtown Bladenboro at the intersection of Seaboard Street and Highway 242. A gas station had its asphalt roof entirely ripped off and tossed into the aluminum awning over the pumps, damaging the awning. A small industrial building also had its asphalt roof entirely removed and tossed 30 yards downwind. The tornado then came entirely to the ground decimating a grove of about 75 trees, consisting of maple and oak, some up to 2 ft in diameter. The path width at this point was approximately 150 yards. The damage was rated EF1 with winds up to 100 mph. |The tornado tracked along and just west of Highway 242 causing damage to a series of singlewide mobile homes. Of these homes, one un-mounted home was flipped onto its side, a second was partially destroyed, while a third had its entire metal roof ripped off and tossed up into a tree. Just beyond these homes the Bladenboro EMS |building was also damaged. Partial uplift of the roof of this brick building was noted, as well as the complete destruction of a small shed. In addition, many large hardwood trees were uprooted. This damage was rated EF1 with winds to 100 mph.|The tornado then widened to 200 yards as it moved across a neighborhood of mobile homes in the Ronald Britt Road area. Almost every tree in this neighborhood, mostly consisting of oak, was snapped about halfway up the trunk. Many of the homes sustained at least minor cosmetic damage. Three of the homes were completely destroyed including one in which even the debris had been deposited well downwind of where the home initially stood. There was one fatality in this location. Damage in this neighborhood was rated up to EF2 with winds to 120 mph. The tornado widened further as it moved adjacent to Highway 242. Near Bill Crawley Road at around 508 pm, a single wide mobile home was completely demolished and its debris was spread 50 yards to the other side of Highway 242. Up to 80 percent of all trees were snapped or uprooted in this area. The tornado then crossed back across Highway 242 and reached its maximum path width of 440 yards as it crossed Guyton Road and encountered a series of single family homes. A large brick home had approximately half of its roof destroyed and blown away while the other homes suffered significant cosmetic damage. Additionally, a few empty galvanized steel grain silos were lifted and moved 100 yards. This damage was rated EF2 with winds around 120 mph. |The tornado continued across mostly forested areas before impacting the Hayfield neighborhood of Elizabethtown around 512 pm. Extensive damage was observed between Singletary Avenue and Doll Street. A well constructed home had its roof partially lifted, causing the exterior walls to bow out. Significant structural damage was noted to the roof and to the upper portion of the exterior walls. Many other homes in this neighborhood experienced significant cosmetic damage. As the tornado moved across Cromartie Road, it snapped or uprooted virtually all of the trees in the area as its width decreased to about 300 yards. Most of the observed structural damage to homes was from falling trees. The damage directly related to winds was mostly cosmetic with shingles torn off and siding damaged. As the tornado crossed Highway 87, it made a direct hit on Elizabethtown Baptist Church. Moderate roof damage was noted to several of the buildings, and a brick covered walkway was almost completely leveled. The damage in this area was rated EF1 with winds to 100 mph. The tornado then moved across mostly rural and forested areas as it began to weaken. The tornado crossed Highway 53, taking down a swath of pine trees 100 yards wide, some of which blocked the road. This damage was rated EF1 with winds to 95 mph. At this point the tornado began to lift and subsequent tree damage was more consistent with straight line winds.

Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.