Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 31, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 31, 1988
Start: 1988-07-31T12:35
End: 1988-07-31T18:33
Location: North Carolina

July 31, 1988 · NWS RDU · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When: July 31, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Coordinates: 35.730, -81.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: July 31, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Rowan County
Coordinates: 35.570, -80.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When: July 31, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Iredell County
Coordinates: 35.580, -80.820

Hail, Wake

When: July 31, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Wake County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.800, -78.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When: July 31, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Wake County
Coordinates: 35.800, -78.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When: July 31, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Richmond County
Coordinates: 35.070, -79.780

Hail, Gates

When: July 31, 6:33 PM CST
Where: Gates County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -76.620

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, July 1988

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: 10089157, 10089371, 10089372, 10089373, 10089374, 10089375, 10089376.