Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 10, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 10, 1985
Start: 1985-07-10T11:35
End: 1985-07-10T22:35
Location: North Carolina

July 10, 1985 · NWS AT · 63 events in 37 counties and zones

32 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 63

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

32 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Surry

When: July 10, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Surry County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.450, -80.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When: July 10, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Surry County
Coordinates: 36.270, -80.850

Hail, Wilkes

When: July 10, 11:40 AM CST
Where: Wilkes County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.350, -81.030

Hail, Halifax

When: July 10, 12:48 PM CST
Where: Halifax County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.450, -77.650

Hail, Alexander

When: July 10, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Alexander County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -81.170

Hail, Catawba

When: July 10, 12:57 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -81.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Northampton

When: July 10, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Northampton County
Coordinates: 36.520, -77.150

Hail, Catawba

When: July 10, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.720, -81.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When: July 10, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Coordinates: 35.720, -81.150

Hail, Iredell

When: July 10, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Iredell County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.780, -80.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When: July 10, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Iredell County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 35.780, -80.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Hertford

When: July 10, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Hertford County
Coordinates: 36.400, -76.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Hertford

When: July 10, 1:47 PM CST
Where: Hertford County
Coordinates: 36.450, -77.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Hertford

When: July 10, 2:16 PM CST
Where: Hertford County
Coordinates: 36.500, -77.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Gates

When: July 10, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Gates County
Coordinates: 36.470, -76.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Perquimans

When: July 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Perquimans County
Coordinates: 36.180, -76.470

Hail, Craven

When: July 10, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Craven County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.130, -77.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Craven

When: July 10, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Craven County
Coordinates: 35.130, -77.020

Hail, Pamlico

When: July 10, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Pamlico County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.130, -76.970

Hail, Dare

When: July 10, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Dare County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.830, -75.870

Hail, Craven

When: July 10, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Craven County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.050, -77.120

Hail, Jones

When: July 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.900, -77.230

Hail, Buncombe

When: July 10, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Buncombe County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.620, -82.430

Hail, McDowell

When: July 10, 5:15 PM CST
Where: McDowell County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -82.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When: July 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Surry County
Coordinates: 36.500, -80.620

Hail, Craven

When: July 10, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Craven County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.120, -77.050

Hail, Craven

When: July 10, 5:41 PM CST
Where: Craven County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -76.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When: July 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Surry County
Coordinates: 36.400, -80.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Dare

When: July 10, 5:56 PM CST
Where: Dare County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 35.830, -75.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Dare

When: July 10, 5:56 PM CST
Where: Dare County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.200, -75.700

Hail, Martin

When: July 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Martin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.820, -76.900

Hail, Polk

When: July 10, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -82.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes

When: July 10, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Stokes County
Coordinates: 36.380, -80.250

Hail, Craven

When: July 10, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Craven County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.100, -77.030

Hail, Polk

When: July 10, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -82.170

Hail, Catawba

When: July 10, 7:11 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -81.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When: July 10, 7:11 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Coordinates: 35.700, -81.220

Hail, Warren

When: July 10, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.450, -78.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When: July 10, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Guilford County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 36.150, -79.780

Hail, Rutherford

When: July 10, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Rutherford County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.370, -81.970

Hail, Caswell

When: July 10, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Caswell County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.400, -79.330

Hail, Vance

When: July 10, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Vance County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -78.430

Hail, Franklin

When: July 10, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.100, -78.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When: July 10, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Iredell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.580, -80.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When: July 10, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Coordinates: 35.700, -81.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: July 10, 7:59 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 35.300, -81.550

Hail, Gaston

When: July 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Gaston County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -81.380

Hail, Durham

When: July 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Durham County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.170, -78.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When: July 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Nash County
Coordinates: 36.000, -77.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe

When: July 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Edgecombe County
Coordinates: 36.000, -77.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 10, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 35.800, -82.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When: July 10, 8:14 PM CST
Where: Iredell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.730, -80.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Durham

When: July 10, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Durham County
Coordinates: 36.100, -78.920

Hail, Haywood

When: July 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Haywood County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -83.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: July 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.250, -81.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When: July 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Cabarrus County
Coordinates: 35.400, -80.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When: July 10, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Gaston County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.270, -81.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When: July 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Gaston County
Coordinates: 35.250, -81.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: July 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Mecklenburg County
Coordinates: 35.230, -80.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly

When: July 10, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Stanly County
Coordinates: 35.300, -80.350

Hail, Martin

When: July 10, 9:22 PM CST
Where: Martin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.830, -77.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When: July 10, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Harnett County
Coordinates: 35.320, -78.620

Hail, Cumberland

When: July 10, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Cumberland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.970, -78.950

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.

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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: 10091334, 10091335, 10091336, 10091337, 10091338, 10091339, 10091340, 10091341, 10091342, 10091343, 10091344, 10091345, 10091346, 10087740, 10087741, 10087742, 10087955, 10087956, 10087957, 10087958, 10087959, 10087960, 10087961, 10087962, 10087963, 10087964, 10087965, 10087966, 10087967, 10087968, 10087969, 10087970, 10087971, 10087972, 10087973, 10087974, 10087975, 10087976, 10087977, 10087978, and more.