Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 28, 1981

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 28, 1981
Start: 1981-07-28T13:50
End: 1981-07-28T17:18
Location: North Carolina

July 28, 1981 · NWS T · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: July 28, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Craven County
Coordinates: 35.120, -77.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When: July 28, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Burke County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 35.730, -81.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When: July 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Guilford County
Coordinates: 36.070, -79.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: July 28, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 35.730, -79.670

Hail, Vance

When: July 28, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Vance County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.330, -78.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Vance

When: July 28, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Vance County
Coordinates: 36.330, -78.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When: July 28, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Burke County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 35.730, -81.380

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10091122, 10091123, 10091124, 10091125, 10091126, 10091127, 10091128.