North Carolina, 1985

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 7, 1985

June 7, 1985 · NWS AT · 53 events in 28 counties and zones

30 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
53

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 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cherokee

When
June 7, 11:57 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.120, -84.180

Hail, Cherokee

When
June 7, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.100, -83.950

Hail, Clay

When
June 7, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.050, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 7, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
35.050, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany

When
June 7, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Alleghany County
Coordinates
36.500, -81.130

Hail, Mitchell

When
June 7, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.920, -82.080

Hail, Buncombe

When
June 7, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Buncombe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.600, -82.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When
June 7, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Coordinates
35.920, -82.080

Hail, Avery

When
June 7, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Avery County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.980, -81.930

Hail, McDowell

When
June 7, 1:25 PM CST
Where
McDowell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.680, -82.020

Hail, Macon

When
June 7, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Macon County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.050, -83.200

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When
June 7, 1:25 PM CST
Where
McDowell County
Measured
87 kt (100 mph)
Coordinates
35.680, -82.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Avery

When
June 7, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Avery County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
35.980, -81.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 7, 1:29 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
35.050, -83.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Surry

When
June 7, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Surry County
Coordinates
36.330, -80.720

Hail, Burke

When
June 7, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Burke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.750, -81.700

Hail, Jackson

When
June 7, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.120, -83.100

Hail, Clay

When
June 7, 1:46 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.050, -83.830

Hail, Transylvania

When
June 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Transylvania County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.230, -82.730

Hail, Cherokee

When
June 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.130, -84.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes

When
June 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Wilkes County
Coordinates
36.180, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
June 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
35.130, -84.050

Hail, Catawba

When
June 7, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.730, -81.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When
June 7, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.730, -81.320

Hail, Polk

When
June 7, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.180, -82.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Davie

When
June 7, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Davie County
Coordinates
35.920, -80.520

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 7, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.470, -81.270

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.530, -81.030

Hail, Cleveland

When
June 7, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -81.520

Hail, Gaston

When
June 7, 3:44 PM CST
Where
Gaston County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -81.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When
June 7, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Davidson County
Coordinates
35.730, -80.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When
June 7, 3:51 PM CST
Where
Gaston County
Coordinates
35.330, -81.180

Hail, Mecklenburg

When
June 7, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Mecklenburg County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.230, -80.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When
June 7, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Davidson County
Coordinates
35.630, -80.120

Hail, Gaston

When
June 7, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Gaston County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.300, -81.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
June 7, 4:26 PM CST
Where
Randolph County
Coordinates
35.700, -79.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
June 7, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Randolph County
Coordinates
35.530, -79.780

Hail, Mecklenburg

When
June 7, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Mecklenburg County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.130, -80.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When
June 7, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Mecklenburg County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
35.130, -80.820

Hail, Mecklenburg

When
June 7, 4:56 PM CST
Where
Mecklenburg County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.220, -80.820

Hail, Union

When
June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -80.700

Hail, Union

When
June 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.920, -80.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
June 7, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Coordinates
35.320, -79.500

Hail, Moore

When
June 7, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.180, -79.400

Hail, Hoke

When
June 7, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Hoke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.100, -79.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Hoke

When
June 7, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Hoke County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.100, -79.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
June 7, 6:24 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Coordinates
35.130, -79.430

Hail, Mecklenburg

When
June 7, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Mecklenburg County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -80.900

Hail, Robeson

When
June 7, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Robeson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.820, -79.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When
June 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Robeson County
Coordinates
34.800, -78.950

Hail, Mecklenburg

When
June 7, 7:14 PM CST
Where
Mecklenburg County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.230, -80.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
June 7, 7:38 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Coordinates
35.170, -79.000

Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover

When
June 7, 9:20 PM CST
Where
New Hanover County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
34.220, -77.800

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: 10090189, 10090190, 10090191, 10090192, 10090193, 10090194, 10090195, 10090196, 10090197, 10090198, 10090199, 10090200, 10090201, 10090202, 10090203, 10090204, 10090205, 10090206, 10090207, 10090208, 10090209, 10090210, 10090211, 10090212, 10090213, 10090214, 10090215, 10090216, 10090217, 10091063, 10091064, 10091065, 10091279, 10091280, 10091281, 10091282, 10091283, 10091284, 10091285, 10091286, and more.