North Carolina, 1990

Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 8, 1990

June 8, 1990 · NWS CLT · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

8 hail, 1 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
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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
9

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 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Catawba

When
June 8, 2:12 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.700, -81.220

Hail, Caldwell

When
June 8, 2:21 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
35.970, -81.550

Hail, Randolph

When
June 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Randolph County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.920, -79.970

Hail, Catawba

When
June 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Catawba County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.680, -81.220

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 8, 3:58 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -81.270

Hail, Gaston

When
June 8, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Gaston County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -81.380

Hail, Gaston

When
June 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Gaston County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.380, -81.380

Hail, Buncombe

When
June 8, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Buncombe County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Buncombe

When
June 8, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Buncombe County
Coordinates
35.600, -82.570

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: 10089581, 10090643, 10090644, 10090645, 10090646, 10090647, 10090648, 10090649, 10090650.