North Carolina, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 29, 1990

August 29, 1990 · NWS ILM · 24 events in 15 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 9 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.

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  • 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
24

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rockingham

When
August 29, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Rockingham County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -79.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When
August 29, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Guilford County
Coordinates
36.080, -79.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When
August 29, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Nash County
Coordinates
36.080, -78.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When
August 29, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Nash County
Coordinates
35.780, -78.220

Hail, Wake

When
August 29, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Wake County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -78.800

Hail, Wake

When
August 29, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Wake County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.800, -78.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
August 29, 2:48 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
36.200, -78.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax

When
August 29, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Halifax County
Coordinates
36.180, -77.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
August 29, 3:21 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Coordinates
35.800, -77.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe

When
August 29, 3:32 PM CST
Where
Edgecombe County
Coordinates
35.930, -77.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
August 29, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Coordinates
35.730, -77.920

Hail, Johnston

When
August 29, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Johnston County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -78.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bertie

When
August 29, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Bertie County
Coordinates
36.080, -77.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
August 29, 4:37 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Coordinates
35.730, -77.920

Hail, Johnston

When
August 29, 5:43 PM CST
Where
Johnston County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.650, -78.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasquotank

When
August 29, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Pasquotank County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.300, -76.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When
August 29, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Robeson County
Coordinates
34.730, -79.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When
August 29, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Robeson County
Coordinates
34.530, -79.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When
August 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Robeson County
Coordinates
34.900, -79.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
August 29, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
35.200, -78.070

Hail, Bladen

When
August 29, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Bladen County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.530, -78.800

Hail, Bladen

When
August 29, 10:13 PM CST
Where
Bladen County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.530, -78.800

Hail, Bladen

When
August 29, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Bladen County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.630, -78.620

Hail, Pender

When
August 29, 10:55 PM CST
Where
Pender County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.650, -78.050

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.

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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: 10087365, 10087366, 10087367, 10087368, 10087369, 10087370, 10087371, 10087372, 10087373, 10087374, 10087375, 10087376, 10087377, 10087378, 10087379, 10087380, 10087381, 10087382, 10087383, 10087384, 10087385, 10088450, 10088451, 10088452.