Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- August 20, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, Oxford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -78.580
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED JUST EAST OF OXFORD NEAR THE VANCE COUNTY LINE.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 20, 1997
4 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $75,000
- 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vance
- When
- August 20, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Vance County, Henderson
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -78.400
THE NCNB BANK SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL PLATE GLASS WINDOWS IN THE BUSINESS SECTION WERE BLOWN OUT. THE WIND GUSTED TO 73 MPH AT THE SCHOOL NETWORK SITE AT HENDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- August 20, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Wise
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.480, -78.180
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN WISE. TREES AND POWER LINES WERE ALSO REPORTED DOWN IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING WARRENTON.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 20, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 7 mi E of Louisburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -78.170
TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO TOBACCO CROP....BY WIND AND HAIL.... IN THE EDWARDS BEST COMMUNITY. TREES ALSO DOWN ON LONG MILL ROAD.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Connecticut, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Utah, August 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 20, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, August 20, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, August 20 to 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 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: 5615389, 5615390, 5615391, 5615392.