Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- July 18, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, Grifton
- Coordinates
- 35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 18, 1994
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- July 18, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Smithfield
- Coordinates
- 35.518, -78.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- July 18, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County to Grantham
- Coordinates
- 35.364, -78.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees down.
Hail, Davidson
- When
- July 18, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson County, High Rock Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.793, -80.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- July 18, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Nw Raleigh
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds gusting to 61 knots downed numerous trees and left an estimated 10,000 customers in NW Raleigh without power. Lightning was responsible for at least three fires.
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Montana, July 18, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 18, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 18, 1994
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 18, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 18, 1994
- Damaging Winds in Utah, July 18, 1994
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 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: 10337661, 10338337, 10337696, 10338196, 10337555.