Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1995
Start: 1995-07-16T13:25
End: 1995-07-16T19:00
Location: North Carolina

July 16, 1995 · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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.

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When: July 16, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Forsyth County, Wrn
Coordinates: 36.131, -80.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: July 16, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Mitchell County, Spruce Pine
Coordinates: 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down along Highway 19E east of Spruce Pine.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: July 16, 3:00 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where: Mitchell County, Guilford
Coordinates: 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A sustained period of severe weather occurred in the county with numerous reports of trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: July 16, 3:05 PM EST
Where: Mitchell County, Davidson
Coordinates: 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

County officials reported several large trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashe

When: July 16, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Ashe County, Warrensville
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.434, -81.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mecklenburg

When: July 16, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, Charlotte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning and the ensuing fire damaged a home substantially.

Thunderstorm Wind, Avery

When: July 16, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Avery County, Randolph
Coordinates: 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several reports of trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caswell

When: July 16, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Caswell County, Anderson
Coordinates: 36.393, -79.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm in northern North Carolina during the afternoon hours on the 16th produced damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Warrensville with one landing on a vehicle. In addition, thunderstorm winds downed a tree in Anderson.

Hail, Mecklenburg

When: July 16, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, Of Charlotte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: July 16, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, Cleveland
Coordinates: 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: July 16, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Davidson County, Thomasville
Coordinates: 35.793, -80.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were knocked down.

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, July 1995

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: 10338234, 10338429, 10338441, 10338442, 10338547, 10338426, 10338548, 10338937, 10338427, 10338428, 10338199.