North Carolina, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 16, 1990

August 16, 1990 · NWS GSO · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Alamance

When
August 16, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Alamance County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -79.430

Hail, Chatham

When
August 16, 12:31 PM CST
Where
Chatham County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.620, -79.080

Hail, Moore

When
August 16, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.250, -79.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow

When
August 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Onslow County
Coordinates
34.880, -77.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Wake

When
August 16, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Wake County
Coordinates
35.800, -78.670

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.

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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: 10087349, 10087350, 10087351, 10087352, 10087353.