North Carolina, 1985

Hail in North Carolina, March 24, 1985

March 24, 1985 · NWS AT · 16 events in 13 counties and zones

16 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

16 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Duplin

When
March 24, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Duplin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.950, -78.030

Hail, Robeson

When
March 24, 1:37 PM CST
Where
Robeson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.620, -78.980

Hail, Moore

When
March 24, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.320, -79.500

Hail, Scotland

When
March 24, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Scotland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.770, -79.450

Hail, Richmond

When
March 24, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Richmond County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -79.720

Hail, Chatham

When
March 24, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Chatham County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.730, -79.470

Hail, Carteret

When
March 24, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Carteret County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.880, -76.650

Hail, Alamance

When
March 24, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Alamance County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.070, -79.400

Hail, Orange

When
March 24, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.930, -79.120

Hail, Alamance

When
March 24, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Alamance County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.080, -79.400

Hail, Lee

When
March 24, 4:24 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -79.170

Hail, Lee

When
March 24, 4:49 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.450, -79.070

Hail, Harnett

When
March 24, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Harnett County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -78.950

Hail, Harnett

When
March 24, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Harnett County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -78.830

Hail, Durham

When
March 24, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Durham County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.030, -78.800

Hail, Vance

When
March 24, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Vance County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.230, -78.430

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10091221, 10091222, 10091223, 10091224, 10091225, 10091226, 10091227, 10091228, 10091229, 10091230, 10091231, 10091232, 10091233, 10091234, 10091235, 10091236.