Hail, Forsyth
- When
- April 27, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Forsyth County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -80.230
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 27, 1989
26 thunderstorm wind, 15 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 41
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
26 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Catawba
- When
- April 27, 2:23 PM CST
- Where
- Catawba County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -81.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- April 27, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Surry County
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -80.620
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- April 27, 3:14 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -81.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Davie
- When
- April 27, 3:32 PM CST
- Where
- Davie County
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -80.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- April 27, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Rockingham County
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -79.780
Hail, Guilford
- When
- April 27, 3:38 PM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -80.000
Hail, Davidson
- When
- April 27, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -80.270
Hail, Rowan
- When
- April 27, 3:56 PM CST
- Where
- Rowan County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -80.430
Hail, Avery
- When
- April 27, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Avery County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -81.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- April 27, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -80.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Person
- When
- April 27, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Person County
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -78.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- April 27, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Granville County
- Coordinates
- 36.480, -78.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Hoke
- When
- April 27, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hoke County
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -79.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Caswell
- When
- April 27, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caswell County
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -79.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- April 27, 4:27 PM CST
- Where
- Granville County
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -78.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- April 27, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rockingham County
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -79.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- April 27, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chatham County
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -79.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- April 27, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Johnston County
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -78.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- April 27, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -78.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- April 27, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -78.100
Hail, Nash
- When
- April 27, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Nash County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -78.120
Hail, Mecklenburg
- When
- April 27, 5:09 PM CST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -80.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- April 27, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- April 27, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Nash County
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -77.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- April 27, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -79.530
Hail, Wilson
- When
- April 27, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -77.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- April 27, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Durham County
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -78.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- April 27, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -78.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- April 27, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -79.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- April 27, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -77.650
Hail, Lenoir
- When
- April 27, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lenoir County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -77.580
Hail, Pitt
- When
- April 27, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pitt County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -77.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- April 27, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -77.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- April 27, 6:57 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -76.750
Hail, Onslow
- When
- April 27, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Onslow County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -77.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- April 27, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -77.230
Hail, Carteret
- When
- April 27, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Carteret County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -77.150
Hail, Brunswick
- When
- April 27, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brunswick County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.070, -78.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyrrell
- When
- April 27, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tyrrell County
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -76.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Dare
- When
- April 27, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dare County
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -75.650
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 27, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, April 27, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 27, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 27, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 27, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 27, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 27, 1989
- Hail in South Carolina, April 27, 1989
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 27, 1989
- Hail in Tennessee, April 27, 1989
- Hail in Illinois, April 27, 1989
More
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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: 10091638, 10091639, 10091640, 10091641, 10091642, 10091643, 10091644, 10091645, 10091646, 10091647, 10091648, 10091649, 10091650, 10091651, 10091652, 10091653, 10091654, 10091655, 10091656, 10091657, 10091658, 10091659, 10091660, 10091661, 10091662, 10091663, 10091664, 10091665, 10091666, 10091667, 10091668, 10091669, 10091670, 10091671, 10091672, 10091673, 10091674, 10091675, 10091676, 10091677, and more.