North Carolina, 1985Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, October 15, 1985
October 15, 1985 · NWS S · 14 events in 10 counties and zones
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- October 15, 2:09 PM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- October 15, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Forsyth County
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -80.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- October 15, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- October 15, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Alamance County
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -79.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- October 15, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Granville County
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -78.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- October 15, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -79.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- October 15, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Durham County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -78.900
Hail, Granville
- When
- October 15, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Granville County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -78.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- October 15, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Granville County
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -78.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Vance
- When
- October 15, 4:32 PM CST
- Where
- Vance County
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -78.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- October 15, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 36.520, -78.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- October 15, 4:54 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -78.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- October 15, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -78.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- October 15, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -77.930
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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: 10089130, 10089131, 10089132, 10089133, 10089134, 10089135, 10089136, 10089137, 10089138, 10089139, 10089140, 10089141, 10089142, 10089143.