Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- May 6, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Iredell County
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -80.870
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 6, 1989
29 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 29
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
29 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland
- When
- May 6, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cleveland County
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- May 6, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -81.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- May 6, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- Gaston County
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -81.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba
- When
- May 6, 10:40 AM CST
- Where
- Catawba County
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -81.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- May 6, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- Gaston County
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -81.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Anson
- When
- May 6, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- Anson County
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -80.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- May 6, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- Surry County
- Coordinates
- 36.280, -80.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus
- When
- May 6, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Cabarrus County
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -80.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan
- When
- May 6, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Rowan County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -80.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan
- When
- May 6, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Rowan County
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -80.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- May 6, 11:35 AM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -79.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Davie
- When
- May 6, 11:35 AM CST
- Where
- Davie County
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -80.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 6, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Rockingham County
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -79.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 6, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -80.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 6, 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -79.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- May 6, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forsyth County
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -80.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Caswell
- When
- May 6, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caswell County
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -79.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 6, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -79.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- May 6, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Chatham County
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -79.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- May 6, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Alamance County
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -79.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- May 6, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Alamance County
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -79.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Caswell
- When
- May 6, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Caswell County
- Coordinates
- 36.520, -79.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- May 6, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chatham County
- Coordinates
- 35.880, -79.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- May 6, 12:52 PM CST
- Where
- Durham County
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -78.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- May 6, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -78.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- May 6, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Nash County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -77.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- May 6, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Gates
- When
- May 6, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gates County
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -76.620
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 6, 1989
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 6, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 6, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 6, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 6, 1989
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 6, 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: 10090618, 10090619, 10090620, 10090621, 10090622, 10090623, 10090624, 10090625, 10090626, 10090627, 10090628, 10090629, 10090630, 10090631, 10090632, 10090633, 10090634, 10090635, 10090636, 10090637, 10091487, 10091488, 10091489, 10091490, 10087245, 10087246, 10087247, 10087248, 10087249.