Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 23, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -81.270
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 23, 1988
10 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- May 23, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Coordinates
- 35.880, -80.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 23, 6:58 PM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -79.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- May 23, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.370
Hail, Randolph
- When
- May 23, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -79.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 23, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rockingham County
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -79.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- May 23, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Alamance County
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -79.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Person
- When
- May 23, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Person County
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -78.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- May 23, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -79.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- May 23, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Durham County
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -78.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- May 23, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- May 23, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Surry County
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -80.580
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 23, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, May 23, 1988
- Hail in Mississippi, May 23, 1988
- Hail in Ohio, May 23, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New York, May 23, 1988
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 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: 10090460, 10090461, 10090462, 10090463, 10090464, 10090465, 10090466, 10090467, 10090468, 10090469, 10090470, 10090471.