North Carolina, 1997Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 25 to 28, 1997
August 25 to 28, 1997 · NWS RAH · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Anson
- When
- August 25, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Anson County, Burnsville
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 34.974, -80.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A LIGHTNING BOLT HIT A HOUSE IN THE BURNSVILLE COMMUNITY. THE ROOF AND A ROOM WERE SEVERELY BURNED.
Hail, Guilford
- When
- August 25, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Greensboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -79.800
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED BY THE SHERIFFF ON LEE CHAPEL ROAD.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly
- When
- August 28, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, Locust
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -80.430
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN LOCUST.
Lightning, Stanly
- When
- August 28, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 35.312, -80.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
LIGHTNING HIT SEVERAL FARM BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTY. MOST OF THE BUILDINGS WERE IN THE LOCUST AND STANFIELD AREAS. AT LEAST THREE OUTBUILDINGS WERE HIT AND DESTROYED.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
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- Flash Flood in Missouri, August 25, 19971 event
- Hail in Virginia, August 25, 19970.8 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Colorado, August 25, 1997$1,000 · 1 event
- Hail in New Mexico, August 25, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 25, 199752 kt wind · 1 event
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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: 5615394, 5615393, 5615395, 5615396.