Hail, Onslow
- When
- August 5, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, 2 mi SW of Catherine Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.800, -77.570
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 5, 1997
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 7
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 Morehead City radar (KMHX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:34 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- August 5, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, Beautancus
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -78.030
Trees down on Friendship Church Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- August 5, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Jones County, 4 mi N of Trenton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -77.370
Trees down between Trenton and Cove City.
Hail, Craven
- When
- August 5, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, Cove City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -77.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- August 5, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, Albertson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -77.830
Trees down intersection of Routes 11 and 111.
Hail, Craven
- When
- August 5, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, New Bern
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -77.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- August 5, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, 3 mi E of Sandy Bottom
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -77.650
Numerous trees down along Highway 11 near Route 55.
What these are
- 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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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: 5607446, 5607447, 5607450, 5607452, 5607448, 5607451, 5607449.