North Carolina, 1987Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 24, 1987
April 24, 1987 · NWS RDU · 13 events in 10 counties and zones
9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
Hail, Cabarrus
- When
- April 24, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cabarrus County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -80.630
Hail, Rowan
- When
- April 24, 11:12 AM CST
- Where
- Rowan County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -80.500
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- April 24, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -81.250
Hail, Bladen
- When
- April 24, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bladen County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -78.830
Hail, Sampson
- When
- April 24, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Sampson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -78.330
Hail, Bladen
- When
- April 24, 1:18 PM CST
- Where
- Bladen County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.630, -78.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- April 24, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Duplin County
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -78.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 24, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -78.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 24, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -78.070
Hail, Lenoir
- When
- April 24, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lenoir County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -77.800
Hail, Halifax
- When
- April 24, 3:57 PM CST
- Where
- Halifax County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -77.600
Hail, Halifax
- When
- April 24, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Halifax County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -77.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Northampton
- When
- April 24, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Northampton County
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -77.420
- 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.
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: 10088591, 10088592, 10088593, 10088594, 10088595, 10088596, 10088597, 10088598, 10088599, 10088600, 10088601, 10088602, 10088603.