North Carolina, 1988Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 18, 1988
June 18, 1988 · NWS RDU · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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, Henderson
- When
- June 18, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -82.570
Hail, Polk
- When
- June 18, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -82.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- June 18, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -81.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- June 18, 4:02 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -81.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- June 18, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Gaston County
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -81.050
Hail, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 18, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -80.850
- 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.
- Tornado in Tennessee, June 18, 1988$25,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 18, 1988$50,000 · F1 · 9 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, June 18, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 18, 19881 injured · 2 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 18, 19881 injured · 0.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 18, 198870 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 18, 19881 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 18, 19881 event
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: 10091614, 10091615, 10091616, 10091617, 10091618, 10091619.