Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 19, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 19, 1994
Start: 1994-08-19T14:00
End: 1994-08-19T19:15
Location: North Carolina

August 19, 1994 · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caldwell

When: August 19, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Caldwell County, Kings Creek
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.953, -81.546 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Burke

When: August 19, 2:05 PM EST
Where: Burke County, Glen Alpine
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -81.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes

When: August 19, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Wilkes County, Wilkesboro
Coordinates: 36.206, -81.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees. Minor flooding also occurred.

Hail, Alexander

When: August 19, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Alexander County, Taylorsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham

When: August 19, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Rockingham County, Wentworth
Coordinates: 36.396, -79.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by a strong thunderstorm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When: August 19, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Gaston County, Gastonia
Coordinates: 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down in the Camp Rotary area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When: August 19, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Gaston County, Stanley
Coordinates: 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down.

Hail, Gaston

When: August 19, 4:42 PM EST
Where: Gaston County, Catawba Heights
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilkes

When: August 19, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Wilkes County, N. Wilkesboro
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 36.206, -81.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, August 1994

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: 10338842, 10338786, 10337746, 10338115, 10337731, 10338250, 10338251, 10338252, 10337747.