Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 8, 1984

Name: Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 8, 1984
Start: 1984-05-08T02:30
End: 1984-05-08T19:39
Location: North Carolina

May 8, 1984 · NWS T · 41 events in 26 counties and zones

30 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 41

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

30 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When: May 8, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Wake County
Coordinates: 35.780, -78.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: May 8, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 35.530, -79.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When: May 8, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Coordinates: 35.370, -79.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham

When: May 8, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Chatham County
Coordinates: 35.720, -79.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: May 8, 1:48 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.920, -79.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Durham

When: May 8, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Durham County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 36.020, -78.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When: May 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Wake County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.980, -78.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Granville

When: May 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Granville County
Coordinates: 36.170, -78.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: May 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 36.100, -78.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Vance

When: May 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Vance County
Coordinates: 36.220, -78.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Durham

When: May 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Durham County
Coordinates: 35.950, -78.850

Tornado, Franklin

When: May 8, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.220, -78.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: May 8, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 36.030, -78.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When: May 8, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Wake County
Coordinates: 35.870, -78.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: May 8, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 36.450, -78.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When: May 8, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Wake County
Coordinates: 35.870, -78.700

Hail, Pitt

When: May 8, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Pitt County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -77.420

Hail, Harnett

When: May 8, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Harnett County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -78.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When: May 8, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Halifax County
Coordinates: 36.470, -77.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: May 8, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 36.400, -78.170

Hail, Robeson

When: May 8, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Robeson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -79.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When: May 8, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Robeson County
Coordinates: 34.530, -79.280

Hail, Johnston

When: May 8, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -78.550

Hail, Johnston

When: May 8, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.550, -78.400

Hail, Wilson

When: May 8, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Wilson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -77.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When: May 8, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Coordinates: 35.550, -78.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: May 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 35.820, -76.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe

When: May 8, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Edgecombe County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.900, -77.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When: May 8, 5:42 PM CST
Where: Robeson County
Coordinates: 34.620, -79.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin

When: May 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Duplin County
Coordinates: 35.120, -78.030

Hail, Lenoir

When: May 8, 5:56 PM CST
Where: Lenoir County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -77.680

Hail, Pitt

When: May 8, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Pitt County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -77.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: May 8, 6:04 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 35.400, -77.620

Hail, Lenoir

When: May 8, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Lenoir County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.270, -77.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When: May 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Beaufort County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.550, -77.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When: May 8, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Columbus County
Coordinates: 34.330, -78.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When: May 8, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Bladen County
Coordinates: 34.520, -78.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt

When: May 8, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Pitt County
Coordinates: 35.570, -77.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow

When: May 8, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Onslow County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 34.750, -77.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When: May 8, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Columbus County
Coordinates: 34.370, -78.420

Hail, Pender

When: May 8, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Pender County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.580, -77.850

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.
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.
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

Every storm in North Carolina in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Carolina, 1984

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: 10089455, 10089456, 10089457, 10089458, 10089459, 10089460, 10089461, 10089462, 10089463, 10089464, 10089465, 10089466, 10089467, 10089468, 10089469, 10089470, 10089471, 10089472, 10089473, 10089474, 10089475, 10089476, 10089477, 10089478, 10089479, 10089480, 10089481, 10089482, 10089483, 10089484, 10089485, 10089486, 10089487, 10089488, 10089489, 10089490, 10089491, 10089492, 10089493, 10089494, and more.