Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 4, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 4, 1985
Start: 1985-06-04T17:15
End: 1985-06-04T23:22
Location: North Carolina

June 4, 1985 · NWS R · 34 events in 16 counties and zones

21 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 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: 34

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

21 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rutherford

When: June 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Rutherford County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -81.920

Hail, Bertie

When: June 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Bertie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.000, -76.950

Hail, Gates

When: June 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Gates County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -76.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Gates

When: June 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Gates County
Coordinates: 36.430, -76.850

Hail, Gates

When: June 4, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Gates County
Measured: 3.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.450, -76.800

Hail, Hertford

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hertford County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.300, -76.800

Hail, Gaston

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Gaston County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.220, -81.150

Hail, Polk

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -82.120

Hail, Chowan

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Chowan County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.180, -76.680

Hail, Surry

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Surry County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.500, -80.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Chowan

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Chowan County
Measured: 87 kt (100 mph)
Coordinates: 36.180, -76.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Chowan

When: June 4, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Chowan County
Coordinates: 36.100, -76.620

Hail, Mecklenburg

When: June 4, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Mecklenburg County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.130, -80.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Chowan

When: June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Chowan County
Coordinates: 36.070, -76.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 4, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 35.870, -76.600

Hail, Chowan

When: June 4, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Chowan County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.070, -76.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 4, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 35.820, -76.580

Hail, Cabarrus

When: June 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Cabarrus County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -80.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When: June 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Cabarrus County
Coordinates: 35.420, -80.600

Hail, Mecklenburg

When: June 4, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Mecklenburg County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.320, -80.820

Hail, Rowan

When: June 4, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Rowan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.770, -80.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: June 4, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Mecklenburg County
Coordinates: 35.320, -80.820

Hail, Rowan

When: June 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Rowan County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -80.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When: June 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Cabarrus County
Coordinates: 35.420, -80.550

Hail, Davidson

When: June 4, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Davidson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -80.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When: June 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Cabarrus County
Coordinates: 35.270, -80.670

Hail, Randolph

When: June 4, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -79.980

Hail, Gaston

When: June 4, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Gaston County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -81.280

Hail, Randolph

When: June 4, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -79.920

Hail, Randolph

When: June 4, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.850, -79.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: June 4, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 35.870, -79.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: June 4, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 35.850, -79.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance

When: June 4, 10:52 PM CST
Where: Alamance County
Coordinates: 35.950, -79.380

Hail, Orange

When: June 4, 11:22 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -79.070

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.

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: 10087941, 10087942, 10087943, 10087944, 10087945, 10087946, 10087947, 10087948, 10087949, 10087950, 10087951, 10087952, 10087953, 10087954, 10088804, 10089015, 10089016, 10089017, 10089018, 10089019, 10089020, 10089021, 10089022, 10089023, 10089024, 10089025, 10089026, 10089027, 10089028, 10089029, 10089030, 10089031, 10089032, 10089033.