Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 29, 1987

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 29, 1987
Start: 1987-08-29T13:50
End: 1987-08-29T20:50
Location: North Carolina

August 29, 1987 · NWS RDU · 29 events in 15 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 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: 29

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stanly

When: August 29, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Stanly County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -80.130

Hail, Stanly

When: August 29, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Stanly County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.350, -80.200

Hail, Montgomery

When: August 29, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.370, -79.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When: August 29, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Columbus County
Coordinates: 34.420, -78.900

Hail, Stanly

When: August 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Stanly County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.370, -80.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When: August 29, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Robeson County
Coordinates: 34.500, -79.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When: August 29, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Columbus County
Coordinates: 34.330, -78.700

Hail, Stanly

When: August 29, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Stanly County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.370, -80.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly

When: August 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Stanly County
Coordinates: 35.350, -80.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: August 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Davidson County
Coordinates: 35.820, -80.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When: August 29, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Robeson County
Coordinates: 34.530, -79.280

Hail, Union

When: August 29, 3:27 PM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.980, -80.370

Hail, Pender

When: August 29, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Pender County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -77.970

Hail, Robeson

When: August 29, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Robeson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.620, -79.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: August 29, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 35.670, -79.780

Hail, Randolph

When: August 29, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -79.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: August 29, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 35.670, -79.780

Hail, Chatham

When: August 29, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Chatham County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -79.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When: August 29, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Coordinates: 35.480, -79.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When: August 29, 5:06 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Coordinates: 35.330, -79.250

Hail, Moore

When: August 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.250, -79.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: August 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 35.480, -79.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: August 29, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Cumberland County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.170, -78.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When: August 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Harnett County
Coordinates: 35.370, -78.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: August 29, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Cumberland County
Coordinates: 35.080, -78.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: August 29, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Cumberland County
Coordinates: 35.080, -78.870

Hail, Union

When: August 29, 6:51 PM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.970, -80.370

Hail, Anson

When: August 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Anson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -80.270

Hail, Cabarrus

When: August 29, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Cabarrus County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.400, -80.380

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.

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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: 10091551, 10091552, 10091553, 10091554, 10091555, 10091556, 10091557, 10091558, 10091559, 10091560, 10088168, 10088169, 10088170, 10088171, 10088172, 10088173, 10088174, 10088175, 10088176, 10088177, 10088178, 10088179, 10088180, 10088181, 10088182, 10088183, 10088184, 10088185, 10088186.