Hail, Cherokee
- When
- April 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -83.930
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 9, 1991
17 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
- 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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
17 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Graham
- When
- April 9, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -83.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- April 9, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -83.720
Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell
- When
- April 9, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- McDowell County
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -82.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- April 9, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -82.530
Hail, Alleghany
- When
- April 9, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Alleghany County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.470, -81.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Buncombe
- When
- April 9, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buncombe County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -82.530
Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell
- When
- April 9, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- McDowell County
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -82.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- April 9, 5:21 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkes County
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -81.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander
- When
- April 9, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Alexander County
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -81.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- April 9, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Surry County
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -80.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Yadkin
- When
- April 9, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Yadkin County
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -80.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iredell County
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -80.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- April 9, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Forsyth County
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -80.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- April 9, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Stokes County
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -80.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- April 9, 6:47 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Coordinates
- 35.880, -80.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- April 9, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Guilford County
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -79.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- April 9, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Rockingham County
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -79.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- April 9, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -79.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- April 9, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Alamance County
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -79.430
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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 9, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 9, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 9, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 9, 1991
- Tornado in Washington, April 9, 1991
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: 10089593, 10089594, 10089595, 10089596, 10089597, 10089598, 10089599, 10089600, 10089601, 10089602, 10089603, 10089604, 10089605, 10089606, 10089607, 10089608, 10089609, 10089610, 10089611, 10089612.