Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson
- When
- August 18, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Robeson County, Orrum
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.470, -79.020
SkyWarn Spotter reported wind gust to 60 MPH and tree limbs down
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 4
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.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pender
- When
- August 18, 3:02 PM EST
- Where
- Pender County, Wards Corner to Watha
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -78.080
Wind gust to 60 MPH reported by SkyWarn Spotter, Numerous reports of trees down on roads and power lines from the Pender Co. Emergency Manager. The Four County Electric Coop and Carolina Power and Light reported more than 7,000 customers without power.
Hail, New Hanover
- When
- August 18, 3:53 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, Wilmington
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.230, -77.930
1 inch hail reported by the public in the Green field lake area.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover
- When
- August 18, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, Wilmington
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.230, -77.930
Wind gust estimated at 60 MPH toppled a large tree in the Monkey Junction area, just south of Wilmington.
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
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 18, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, August 18 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, August 18, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, August 18 to 20, 1997
- Rip Current in Florida, August 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, August 18, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 18, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 18, 1997
- Hail in Idaho, August 18, 1997
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: 5614638, 5614639, 5614640, 5614641.