Thunderstorm Wind, Anson
- When
- February 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Anson County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -80.100
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, February 21, 1989
35 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 13
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 37
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
35 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- February 21, 8:12 AM CST
- Where
- Richmond County
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -79.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 21, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -79.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- February 21, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -80.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- February 21, 9:20 AM CST
- Where
- Chatham County
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -79.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- February 21, 9:27 AM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -79.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- February 21, 9:40 AM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -79.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- February 21, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Harnett County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -78.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- February 21, 9:55 AM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -79.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Hoke
- When
- February 21, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hoke County
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -79.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- February 21, 10:10 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -78.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- February 21, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -78.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- February 21, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- February 21, 10:55 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -78.270
Tornado, Onslow
- When
- February 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -77.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- February 21, 11:10 AM CST
- Where
- Johnston County
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -78.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- February 21, 11:10 AM CST
- Where
- Johnston County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -78.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- February 21, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Pitt County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -77.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- February 21, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -77.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- February 21, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Lenoir County
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -77.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- February 21, 11:17 AM CST
- Where
- Wilson County
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -77.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- February 21, 11:20 AM CST
- Where
- Duplin County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -78.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- February 21, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -78.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- February 21, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Sampson County
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -78.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- February 21, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Sampson County
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -78.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Pender
- When
- February 21, 11:48 AM CST
- Where
- Pender County
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -77.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- February 21, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Duplin County
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -77.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- February 21, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pitt County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -77.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- February 21, 12:05 PM CST
- Where
- Onslow County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -77.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- February 21, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Duplin County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -77.770
Tornado, Chowan
- When
- February 21, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Chowan County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -76.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- February 21, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County
- Coordinates
- 35.770, -77.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- February 21, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Columbus County
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -78.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Bertie
- When
- February 21, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bertie County
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -76.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Hertford
- When
- February 21, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hertford County
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -77.000
Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover
- When
- February 21, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- New Hanover County
- Coordinates
- 34.330, -77.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Gates
- When
- February 21, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gates County
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -76.780
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett | 1989-02-21 | Direct |
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 21, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, February 21, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 21, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 21, 1989
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, February 21, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, February 21, 1989
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1989Every state in 1989This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 1989Warnings in North Carolina, February 1989
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: 10089421, 10089422, 10089423, 10089424, 10089425, 10089426, 10089427, 10089428, 10089429, 10089430, 10089431, 10089432, 10089433, 10089434, 10090508, 10089435, 10089436, 10089437, 10090288, 10090289, 10090290, 10090502, 10090503, 10090504, 10090505, 10090506, 10090507, 10090509, 10090510, 10090511, 10090518, 10090512, 10090513, 10090514, 10090515, 10090516, 10090517.