Storm reports for March 8, 2005

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On March 8, 2005, 2 hail, 114 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Orange County, NC.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wayne County, NC (near Goldsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · 3 injuries
  “The roof was removed from a house on Antioch Road, and a person inside was injured. On Piedmont Airline Road, another house was heavily damaged, injuring the person inside. Structural damage was also reported on Patetown Road. On US 13 South, a few metal shelters were destroyed.”
• New Hanover County, NC (near Wilmington) · Thunderstorm wind 89 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “The Wilmington ASOS measured an 89 mph wind gust. A private hangar at the airport was damaged, and a man in Wilmington was injured. In downtown Wilmington, a section of the roof of city hall was damaged, and an historic home, built in 1738, was moderately damaged when a chimney collapsed.”
• Sampson County, NC (near Autryville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “Trees and power lines were blown down in town, and a home was destroyed. Mobile home windows were blown out, injuring a person. From Autryville to Newton Grove, numerous trees and powerlines were blown down. Just north of Autryville, in the Midway community, a church was severely damaged.”
• Cumberland County, NC (near Ft Bragg) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $1 million
  “KFBG METAR reported 66 mph wind gust. Several homes on Ft. Bragg property sustained roof damage. Simmons Army Airfield sustained a significant amount of damage to four helicopter hangars, government vehicles, and outdoor structures.”
• Columbus County, NC (near Tabor City) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “The roofs were blown off of two mobile homes. Several barns were heavily damaged.”
• Gaston County, NC (near Gastonia) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $80,000
  “A squall line developed in the lee of the mountains during the morning, and began producing damaging winds as it moved across the southern piedmont. Numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines were blown down in the county, with 2 trees falling on mobile homes.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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