Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 21, 1986

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 21, 1986
Start: 1986-05-21T10:35
End: 1986-05-21T17:40
Location: North Carolina

May 21, 1986 · NWS RDU · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
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

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: May 21, 10:35 AM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 35.230, -77.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When: May 21, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Beaufort County
Coordinates: 35.700, -76.780

Hail, Duplin

When: May 21, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Duplin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.970, -77.920

Hail, Lenoir

When: May 21, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Lenoir County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -77.630

Hail, Johnston

When: May 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.550, -78.370

Hail, Wayne

When: May 21, 5:04 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -78.030

Hail, Wilson

When: May 21, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Wilson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -77.920

Hail, Wayne

When: May 21, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -78.030

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10090254, 10090255, 10090256, 10090257, 10090258, 10090259, 10090260, 10090261.