Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland
- When
- August 28, 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland County, 2 mi NW of Kings Mtn
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -81.380
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 28, 1997
Severe thunderstorms caused wind damage and hail in the southern Piedmont. Trees were blown down in scattered locations from Kings Mountain across Gaston county, to the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport area.
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
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms caused wind damage and hail in the southern Piedmont. Trees were blown down in scattered locations from Kings Mountain across Gaston county, to the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport area. A more powerful downburst apparently occurred around Mineral Springs where 20 to 25 trees were downed, homes suffered damage, and a business was partly unroofed.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Gaston
- When
- August 28, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, 4 mi NW of Bessemer City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -81.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- August 28, 2:33 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 3 mi S of Clt Douglas Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -80.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- August 28, 2:39 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Clt Douglas Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -80.950
Hail, Cabarrus
- When
- August 28, 3:09 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus County, Concord
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -80.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- August 28, 3:20 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Mineral Spg
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $14,000
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -80.670
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 Colorado, August 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, August 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 28, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, August 28, 1997
- Hail in Montana, August 28, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, August 28, 1997
- Hail in New York, August 28, 1997
- Hail in Vermont, August 28, 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: 5610727, 5610728, 5610808, 5610809, 5610810, 5610811.