Hail and wind reports › March 12, 2026 › North Carolina
Hail and wind reports in North Carolina, March 12, 2026
0 hail, 41 wind and 5 tornado reports; strongest gust 68 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-12 13:45 | Wind | damage | 3 NNW Weddington | Mecklenburg | Media reports of powerlines down near Providence Road and Kuykendall Road. (GSP) |
| 03-12 14:10 | Wind | damage | 3 SE Fairview | Union | Fire Marshal reports a couple of trees down... including one on a house in Unionville. (GSP) |
| 03-12 15:15 | Wind | damage | 1 NW Whispering Pines | Moore | Tree down blocking both lanes of Rays Bridge Road. (RAH) |
| 03-12 15:49 | Wind | damage | 5 E Olivia | Harnett | Tree down along 8300 block of NC 210. (RAH) |
| 03-12 16:05 | Wind | damage | 3 N Dunn | Harnett | Power lines down on 100 block of Brinkley Rd. (RAH) |
| 03-12 16:05 | Wind | damage | 2 NNE Lillington | Harnett | A few trees down in and east of Lillington. (RAH) |
| 03-12 16:20 | Wind | damage | 5 SSE Four Oaks | Johnston | Pictures from broadcast media partners show large broken tree limbs and a blown over trailer at at residences around Thompson Road and Faith Church Road. (RAH) |
| 03-12 17:13 | Wind | damage | East Arcadia | Bladen | Trees down in the Buckhead/Bolten area (ILM) |
| 03-12 17:17 | Wind | damage | 2 SW East Arcadia | Columbus | Down and twisted trees were reported. One home sustained minor vinyl siding damage. (ILM) |
| 03-12 17:30 | Wind | damage | 4 E Bell Arthur | Pitt | Picture sent in from the public of a partial collapse to a new house being built in Greenville NC. Several support beams shown knocked down with part of the front wall (MHX) |
| 03-12 17:39 | Wind | damage | 2 SE Sandy Bottom | Lenoir | Delayed report. Multiple trees reported down in Lenoir County. Time estimated by radar. (MHX) |
| 03-12 17:40 | Wind | damage | 4 SSE Sandy Creek | Brunswick | Trees down along Old Maco Rd... near Shiloh Methodist Church. Time estimated by radar. (ILM) |
| 03-12 17:45 | Wind | damage | Rocky Point | Pender | Multiple trees down across the western part of the county... including one downed tree onto a car on US HWY 177 S. (ILM) |
| 03-12 17:46 | Wind | damage | Williamston | Martin | Delayed report. 911 call center reports widespread tree and power line damage in Martin County. Additionally... at least 3 to 6 structures sustained damage. Most of the (MHX) |
| 03-12 17:52 | Wind | damage | 4 SE Chinquapin | Duplin | Delayed report. Trees down throughout the county. No structure damage reported at this time. (MHX) |
| 03-12 17:54 | Wind | damage | 3 SSW Chocowinity | Beaufort | Power outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment reported by power company. Time estimated by radar. (MHX) |
| 03-12 17:55 | Wind | damage | 1 SW Seagate | New Hanover | Palm tree down in yard on Bradford Rd in Wilmington (ILM) |
| 03-12 17:59 | Wind | damage | Maury | Greene | Delayed report. Numerous reports of trees down throughout Greene County. No known structure damage at this time. Time estimated based on radar. (MHX) |
| 03-12 17:59 | Wind | damage | 1 SSW Plymouth | Washington | Delayed report. Widespread tree damage noted from Williamston to Plymouth... along with multiple closed roads due to tree damage. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:10 | Wind | 65 mph | 4 SE Cypress Creek | Onslow | A 65 mph wind gust was measured on a personal weather station as thunderstorms were moving through the area. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:10 | Wind | damage | Jamesville | Martin | Barn roof blown down in Jamesville... NC. Time based on radar. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:14 | Wind | damage | 2 N New River Station | Onslow | Delayed report. Multiple cars damaged by flying debris near the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority building. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:15 | Wind | 60 mph | 8 W Cedar Island | Carteret | The weather station at Piney Island KNBT reported a wind gust of 60 mph as thunderstorms moved through the area. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:17 | Wind | damage | Pinetown | Beaufort | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Pinetown. 3 inch limbs down... power is now out. Gust to 56 MPH measured on home weather station. Additional information came (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:20 | Wind | damage | 1 SSW Pleasant Grove | Washington | Between 250-1000 Dominion Energy Customers without power near Roper... NC. Power outage is due to damage from the storms as they moved through the area. Time estimated (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:21 | Wind | 68 mph | 1 ESE New River Station | AMZ158 | Wind gust of 59 kts was measured at the KNCA ASOS station as thunderstorms were moving through the area. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:21 | Wind | 68 mph | New River Station | Onslow | KNCA ASOS station measured a wind gust of 68 mph as thunderstorms were moving through the area. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:25 | Wind | damage | 1 NNE Trenton | Jones | Jones County EM relayed report of an aluminum carport shelter being lofted into powerlines and snapping power poles by strong winds. Time based on radar. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:30 | Wind | damage | 2 N New River Station | Onslow | Report of tree branches down and fences blown over in downtown Jacksonville on Laguna Bay Drive. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:32 | Wind | damage | 2 W Riverdale | Craven | Delayed report. Spotter measured a 65 mph wind gust 5 miles south of the New Bern Airport. Half inch size hail was reported... along with large tree limbs down. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:43 | Wind | 64 mph | Coastal Carolina Region | Craven | . (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:50 | Wind | damage | 1 NE Washington Park | Beaufort | Large tree down John Small Ave/US Highway 264. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:56 | Wind | damage | 1 SE Bayboro | Pamlico | *** 1 INJ *** Delayed report. 1 Minor injury from collapse... no deaths... multiple structures damaged across Florence... Whortonsville... Stonewall... Arapahoe and Bay (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:59 | Wind | 59 mph | 2 SE Oriental | AMZ137 | 51 kt Wind Gust measured on a WeatherFlow Station near the mouth of the Neuse River as thunderstorms moved through the area. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:59 | Wind | 59 mph | 3 SE James City | AMZ137 | Personal Weather Station measured a 51 kt wind gust as thunderstorms moved though the area. Report came in via WeatherFlow. (MHX) |
| 03-12 19:25 | Wind | damage | Pamlico Beach | Beaufort | Public relayed images of a tree down across Pamlico Beach Road. Time based on radar. (MHX) |
| 03-12 19:26 | Wind | 60 mph | 8 W Cedar Island | Carteret | Corrects previous tstm wnd gust report from 8 W Cedar Island to update to the correct time. The weather station at Piney Island KNBT reported a wind gust of 60 mph as t (MHX) |
| 03-12 19:26 | Wind | damage | Lowland | Pamlico | Tideland Electric Cooperative reported three damaged power poles due to strong winds. Time based on radar. (MHX) |
| 03-12 19:29 | Wind | damage | Stacy | Carteret | Delayed report. Tree and power line damage reported. (MHX) |
| 03-12 19:49 | Wind | 60 mph | Avon Pier | Dare | Wind gusts was measured at Avon Fishing Pier as thunderstorms moved through the area. (MHX) |
| 03-12 20:40 | Wind | 59 mph | 14 SSE Cape Hatteras Li | AMZ154 | Diamond Shoals Buoy... 41025... observed a 59 mph / 51 knot marine thunderstorm wind gust. (MHX) |
| 03-12 18:16 | Tornado | 3 NNW New River Station | Onslow | A brief EF-0 tornado touched down in Jacksonville... with estimated peak winds of 85 mph. The path length was around 792 ft... with a width of around 20 yards. The most (MHX) | |
| 03-12 18:26 | Tornado | 2 W Maysville | Onslow | Tornado survey found evidence of an EF 1 tornado in Onslow County near Maysville... with estimated peak winds of 90 mph. (MHX) | |
| 03-12 18:45 | Tornado | 4 E James City | Craven | Preliminary survey found evidence of an EF 1 tornado in Craven County near Fairfield Harbour... with estimated peak winds of 90 to 100 mph. (MHX) | |
| 03-12 18:56 | Tornado | 2 SE Maribel | Pamlico | Preliminary survey found evidence of an EF 1 tornado in Pamlico County near Florence... with estimated peak winds of 105 mph. (MHX) | |
| 03-12 19:03 | Tornado | 1 E Whortonsville | Pamlico | Preliminary survey found evidence of an EF 1 tornado in Pamlico County near Whortonsville... with estimated peak winds of 90 to 100 mph. (MHX) |
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