Hail, New Hanover
- When
- July 15, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- New Hanover County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -77.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 15, 1986
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- July 15, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Onslow County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -77.420
Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover
- When
- July 15, 3:13 PM CST
- Where
- New Hanover County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -77.900
Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover
- When
- July 15, 3:34 PM CST
- Where
- New Hanover County
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -77.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- July 15, 3:38 PM CST
- Where
- Onslow County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -77.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- July 15, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Onslow County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -77.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Pender
- When
- July 15, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Pender County
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -77.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Carteret
- When
- July 15, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carteret County
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -76.530
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 15, 1986
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 15, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 15, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 15, 1986
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 15, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 15, 1986
More
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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: 10091441, 10091442, 10091443, 10091444, 10091445, 10091446, 10091447, 10091448.