North Carolina, 1980

Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, August 1, 1980

August 1, 1980 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When
August 1, 1:36 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.470, -81.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When
August 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Guilford County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
36.100, -79.950

Hail, Edgecombe

When
August 1, 3:01 PM CST
Where
Edgecombe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.850, -77.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
August 1, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Coordinates
35.230, -79.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe

When
August 1, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Edgecombe County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
35.850, -77.900

Hail, Dare

When
August 1, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Dare County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.830, -75.630

Tornado, Sampson

When
August 1, 4:44 PM CST
Where
Sampson County
Rating
F0
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
34.950, -78.530

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10089997, 10089998, 10089999, 10090000, 10090001, 10090002, 10090850.