Storms in North Carolina in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Carolina in 1988, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
North Carolina in 1988 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 359
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 176
- Damage
- $290 million
- Episodes
- 64
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 176 | 0 | 6 | |
| Hail | 159 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tornado | 24 | 4 | 168 | $290 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1988
March 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, March 6, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 10, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, March 26, 1988
April 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, April 4, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, April 5, 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 15, 1988
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 19, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 23, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, April 24, 1988
May 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 3, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, May 4, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, May 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 10, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, May 14, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 17, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, May 18, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 19, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 20, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 23, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 24, 1988
June 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 2, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 8, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, June 9, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 15, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 17, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 18, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, June 19, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 20, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 21, 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 22, 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 23, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, June 24, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, June 25, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 26, 1988
July 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 8, 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 9, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 10, 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 13, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 15, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, July 17, 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 18, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, July 19, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 28, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 30, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 31, 1988
August 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 6, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 10, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 15, 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 16, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 19, 1988
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, August 28, 1988
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 29, 1988
September 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 3, 1988
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 4, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 24, 1988
October 1988
November 1988
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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.