North Carolina, 1985Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, June 6, 1985
June 6, 1985 · NWS AT · 23 events in 13 counties and zones
12 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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
12 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Yadkin
- When
- June 6, 12:23 PM CST
- Where
- Yadkin County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -80.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Yadkin
- When
- June 6, 12:23 PM CST
- Where
- Yadkin County
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -80.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Davie
- When
- June 6, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Davie County
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -80.520
Hail, Davidson
- When
- June 6, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -80.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- June 6, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -80.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- June 6, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -80.120
Hail, Davidson
- When
- June 6, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -80.120
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- June 6, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -79.900
Hail, Stanly
- When
- June 6, 3:08 PM CST
- Where
- Stanly County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -80.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly
- When
- June 6, 3:08 PM CST
- Where
- Stanly County
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -80.250
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- June 6, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -81.220
Hail, Gaston
- When
- June 6, 3:48 PM CST
- Where
- Gaston County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -81.180
Hail, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 6, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -80.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 6, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -80.850
Hail, Gaston
- When
- June 6, 4:17 PM CST
- Where
- Gaston County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -81.080
Tornado, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 6, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 267 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -80.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- June 6, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Richmond County
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -79.780
Hail, Richmond
- When
- June 6, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Richmond County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -79.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland
- When
- June 6, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scotland County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -79.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- June 6, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -84.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba
- When
- June 6, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Catawba County
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -81.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- June 6, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -84.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- June 6, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -83.930
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, June 6, 1985$250,000 · F1 · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 6, 19851.75 in hail · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 6, 19852 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 6, 19851.25 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 6, 19851.75 in hail · 2 events
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: 10090166, 10090167, 10090168, 10090169, 10090170, 10090171, 10090172, 10090173, 10090174, 10090175, 10090176, 10090177, 10090178, 10090179, 10090180, 10090181, 10090182, 10090183, 10090184, 10090185, 10090186, 10090187, 10090188.