North Carolina, 1985

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 5, 1985

June 5, 1985 · NWS AT · 71 events in 39 counties and zones

42 thunderstorm wind, 29 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
71

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

42 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Surry

When
June 5, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Surry County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
36.450, -80.680

Hail, Surry

When
June 5, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Surry County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.480, -80.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When
June 5, 2:37 PM CST
Where
Surry County
Coordinates
36.320, -80.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When
June 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Surry County
Coordinates
36.250, -80.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When
June 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Surry County
Coordinates
36.380, -80.470

Hail, Stokes

When
June 5, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Stokes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.300, -80.150

Hail, Forsyth

When
June 5, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Forsyth County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.100, -80.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When
June 5, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Forsyth County
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
36.100, -80.250

Hail, Guilford

When
June 5, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Guilford County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
36.070, -79.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When
June 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Guilford County
Coordinates
36.070, -79.800

Hail, Catawba

When
June 5, 4:19 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.700, -81.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When
June 5, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Guilford County
Coordinates
36.000, -79.930

Hail, Iredell

When
June 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Iredell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -80.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When
June 5, 4:34 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Coordinates
35.730, -81.320

Hail, Catawba

When
June 5, 4:49 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.720, -81.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Randolph County
Coordinates
35.900, -79.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Coordinates
35.300, -81.700

Hail, Rutherford

When
June 5, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -81.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford

When
June 5, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.370, -81.970

Hail, Mitchell

When
June 5, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.020, -82.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When
June 5, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Coordinates
36.020, -82.170

Hail, Avery

When
June 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Avery County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.080, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance

When
June 5, 5:19 PM CST
Where
Alamance County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
35.950, -79.380

Hail, Iredell

When
June 5, 5:23 PM CST
Where
Iredell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -80.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Person

When
June 5, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Person County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
36.400, -78.980

Hail, Guilford

When
June 5, 5:27 PM CST
Where
Guilford County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.930, -79.950

Hail, Polk

When
June 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.250, -82.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
June 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
35.250, -82.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When
June 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Halifax County
Coordinates
36.180, -77.670

Hail, Rutherford

When
June 5, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.450, -81.950

Hail, Cabarrus

When
June 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Cabarrus County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -80.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When
June 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Cabarrus County
Coordinates
35.420, -80.600

Hail, Polk

When
June 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.250, -82.230

Hail, Gaston

When
June 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Gaston County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.270, -81.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Granville

When
June 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Granville County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
36.480, -78.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When
June 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Wake County
Coordinates
35.830, -78.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When
June 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Johnston County
Coordinates
35.650, -78.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Wake County
Coordinates
35.830, -78.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Vance

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Vance County
Coordinates
36.330, -78.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Johnston County
Coordinates
35.500, -78.350

Hail, Madison

When
June 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.800, -82.680

Hail, Harnett

When
June 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Harnett County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -78.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
35.800, -82.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When
June 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Harnett County
Coordinates
35.370, -78.850

Hail, Catawba

When
June 5, 6:38 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.720, -81.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When
June 5, 6:38 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Coordinates
35.720, -81.150

Hail, Cabarrus

When
June 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Cabarrus County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -80.600

Hail, Iredell

When
June 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Iredell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -80.820

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 5, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.530, -81.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
June 5, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
35.530, -81.030

Hail, Cabarrus

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Cabarrus County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -80.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Nash County
Coordinates
35.930, -77.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When
June 5, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Harnett County
Coordinates
35.400, -78.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood

When
June 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Haywood County
Coordinates
35.470, -83.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
June 5, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
35.380, -78.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When
June 5, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Mecklenburg County
Coordinates
35.220, -80.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe

When
June 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Edgecombe County
Coordinates
35.930, -77.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
June 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
34.980, -80.570

Hail, Cabarrus

When
June 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Cabarrus County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -80.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly

When
June 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Stanly County
Coordinates
35.370, -80.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
June 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Coordinates
35.180, -79.400

Hail, Pitt

When
June 5, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Pitt County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.470, -77.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt

When
June 5, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Pitt County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.420, -77.270

Hail, Hoke

When
June 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Hoke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -79.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When
June 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Camden County
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates
36.330, -76.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Hoke

When
June 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Hoke County
Coordinates
34.980, -79.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Anson

When
June 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Anson County
Coordinates
34.980, -80.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
June 5, 8:13 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
34.920, -80.570

Hail, Dare

When
June 5, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Dare County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.070, -75.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland

When
June 5, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Scotland County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
34.770, -79.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Northampton

When
June 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Northampton County
Coordinates
36.400, -77.230

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: 10089034, 10089035, 10089036, 10089037, 10089038, 10089039, 10089040, 10089041, 10089042, 10089043, 10089044, 10089045, 10089046, 10089047, 10089048, 10089049, 10089050, 10089051, 10089052, 10089053, 10089054, 10089055, 10089056, 10089057, 10089058, 10089059, 10089060, 10089061, 10089062, 10089063, 10089064, 10089065, 10089066, 10089067, 10089068, 10089069, 10089070, 10089071, 10089072, 10089073, and more.