Hail, Gaston
- When
- July 1, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Gaston County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -81.180
Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, July 1, 1990
23 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 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
- 4
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 36
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
23 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Guilford
- When
- July 1, 1:58 PM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -79.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- July 1, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gaston County
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.020
Hail, Mecklenburg
- When
- July 1, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -80.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 1, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -79.780
Hail, Chatham
- When
- July 1, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Chatham County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -79.180
Hail, Gates
- When
- July 1, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gates County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -76.620
Hail, Harnett
- When
- July 1, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Harnett County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -78.870
Hail, Hertford
- When
- July 1, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hertford County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -77.070
Hail, Lee
- When
- July 1, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -79.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyrrell
- When
- July 1, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tyrrell County
- Deaths
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -76.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- July 1, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Harnett County
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -78.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- July 1, 3:42 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -80.380
Hail, Wake
- When
- July 1, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -78.520
Hail, Granville
- When
- July 1, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Granville County
- Measured
- 2.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -78.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Gates
- When
- July 1, 4:02 PM CST
- Where
- Gates County
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -76.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- July 1, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Nash County
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -77.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- July 1, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sampson County
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -78.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- July 1, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Columbus County
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -78.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe
- When
- July 1, 5:06 PM CST
- Where
- Edgecombe County
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -77.750
Tornado, Bladen
- When
- July 1, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bladen County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -78.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Pender
- When
- July 1, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pender County
- Coordinates
- 34.430, -77.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick
- When
- July 1, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brunswick County
- Coordinates
- 34.300, -78.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Pender
- When
- July 1, 6:01 PM CST
- Where
- Pender County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.400, -77.680
Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover
- When
- July 1, 6:09 PM CST
- Where
- New Hanover County
- Coordinates
- 34.350, -77.900
Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover
- When
- July 1, 6:29 PM CST
- Where
- New Hanover County
- Coordinates
- 34.220, -77.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Carteret
- When
- July 1, 6:38 PM CST
- Where
- Carteret County
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -76.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- July 1, 6:48 PM CST
- Where
- Beaufort County
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -76.750
Hail, Dare
- When
- July 1, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dare County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -75.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- July 1, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -77.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Dare
- When
- July 1, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dare County
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -75.700
Hail, Northampton
- When
- July 1, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Northampton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.570, -77.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- July 1, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Nash County
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -78.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- July 1, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -77.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- July 1, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Nash County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -78.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Hyde
- When
- July 1, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde County
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -76.370
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.
- 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
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 1, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 1, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 1, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 1, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 1, 1990
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 1, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 1, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 1, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 1, 1990
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 1, 1990
- Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 1990
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 1, 1990
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: 10090686, 10090687, 10090688, 10090689, 10090690, 10090691, 10090692, 10090693, 10090694, 10090695, 10090696, 10090697, 10090698, 10090699, 10090700, 10090701, 10090702, 10090703, 10090704, 10090705, 10090706, 10090707, 10090708, 10090709, 10090710, 10090711, 10090712, 10090713, 10087316, 10087317, 10087318, 10087319, 10087320, 10087321, 10087322, 10087323.