Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- March 18, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Alamance County
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -79.370
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 18, 1989
8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 8
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
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- March 18, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Johnston County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -78.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- March 18, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -78.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- March 18, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- March 18, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Nash County
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -78.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe
- When
- March 18, 4:49 PM CST
- Where
- Edgecombe County
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -77.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- March 18, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pitt County
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -77.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- March 18, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -77.920
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, March 18, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 18, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 18, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Delaware, March 18, 1989
- Hail in Arkansas, March 18, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, March 18, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, March 18, 1989
- Hail in South Carolina, March 18, 1989
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1989Every state in 1989This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, March 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: 10090541, 10090542, 10090543, 10090544, 10090545, 10090546, 10090547, 10090548.