Pilot Index / North Carolina / May 15, 2025

Preliminary

Storms in North Carolina on May 15, 2025

11 published severe reports across North Carolina on May 15, 2025.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 8. Wind reports: 1. Tornado reports: 2.

The table and map show 11 of 11 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 15, 2025, 4:10 PM EDTHail1.25 inTHURMAN
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 4:10 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, THURMAN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1245869.
May 15, 2025, 5:23 PM EDTHail1.00 inMANTEO
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 5:23 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MANTEO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1247715.
May 15, 2025, 5:45 PM EDTTornado2 E Wanchese
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 5:45 PM EDT. Tornado, 2 E Wanchese. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a7749e4e7c487abd87450b40958422b1208664c7a79f8115692e4e3a5f37f052.
May 15, 2025, 6:25 PM EDTHail2.50 inSTOKES
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 6:25 PM EDT. Hail, 2.50 in, STOKES. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1245870.
May 15, 2025, 6:25 PM EDTHail1.50 inBERTIE
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 6:25 PM EDT. Hail, 1.50 in, BERTIE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1264851.
May 15, 2025, 6:31 PM EDTWind63 mphLEGION BEACH
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 6:31 PM EDT. Wind, 63 mph, LEGION BEACH. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1245875.
May 15, 2025, 6:39 PM EDTHail1.75 inCOLUMBIA
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 6:39 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, COLUMBIA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1245871.
May 15, 2025, 7:10 PM EDTHail1.00 inWASHINGTON ARPT
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 7:10 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, WASHINGTON ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1245872.
May 15, 2025, 7:22 PM EDTTornadoWANCHESE
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 7:22 PM EDT. Tornado, WANCHESE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1245878.
May 15, 2025, 7:52 PM EDTHail1.75 inBLOUNTS CREEK STATIO
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 7:52 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, BLOUNTS CREEK STATIO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1245873.
May 15, 2025, 8:12 PM EDTHail1.50 inAYDLETT
Record
  • May 15, 2025, 8:12 PM EDT. Hail, 1.50 in, AYDLETT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1264852.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

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Radar-estimated hail size comes from MRMS MESH or NCEI nx3hail. It is an estimate of hail aloft. It is not a measurement of hail on a roof.