Hail, Surry
- When
- August 27, 12:16 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County to Mtn. Park
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.415, -80.687 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 27, 1994
9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- August 27, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, Moravian Falls
- Coordinates
- 36.206, -81.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- August 27, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson County, Wallburg
- Coordinates
- 35.793, -80.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down in Wallburg.
Hail, Guilford
- When
- August 27, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, High Point
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -79.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- August 27, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Sophia
- Coordinates
- 35.710, -79.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines were blown down.
Hail, Granville
- When
- August 27, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, Stovall
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Moore
- When
- August 27, 3:48 PM EST
- Where
- Moore County, Robbins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.311, -79.481 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Union
- When
- August 27, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, W Portion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golfball sized hail fell in the town of Stallings.
Hail, Union
- When
- August 27, 4:14 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Stallings
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golfball sized hail fell in the town of Stallings.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- August 27, 4:29 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, Buies Creek
- Coordinates
- 35.369, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees down near Buies Creek and Olivia-Mamers.
Hail, Onslow
- When
- August 27, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, S Portion
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander
- When
- August 27, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander County, Sw Portion
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong winds blew down several trees.
Hail, Wayne
- When
- August 27, 5:22 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Knightdale
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.364, -78.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Wayne
- When
- August 27, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Seymour Johnson Afb
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.364, -78.004 (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
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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: 10338049, 10337748, 10338265, 10338292, 10338812, 10338274, 10338453, 10337113, 10337468, 10338618, 10337450, 10338116, 10337736, 10337737.