North Carolina, 1997Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1997
July 16, 1997 · NWS RAH · 9 events in 8 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- July 16, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson County, Denton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -80.120
A SMALL MICROBURST BLEW DOWN SEVERAL TREES ONTO A HOME. A MANUFACTURED HOME WAS ALSO BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION.
Lightning, Durham
- When
- July 16, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Coordinates
- 36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED A FIRE AT A HOME IN DURHAM.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- July 16, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -78.920
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN DURHAM COUNTY INCLUDING CROWDALE DRIVE AND INTERSTATE 85 AND GUESS ROAD.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- July 16, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Randleman
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -79.820
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED IN THE RANDLEMAN AREA.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 16, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Climax
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -79.730
THE CLIMAX POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 6 TO 7 LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN.SEVERAL WERE MORE THAN TWO FEET IN DIAMETER.
Hail, Wake
- When
- July 16, 4:35 PM EST to 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Raleigh
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.670
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST RALEIGH AS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED OVER THE CITY AND MOVED NORTH. THE FIRST REPORT CAME FROM CAPITAL BLVD AT HIGHWOODS AND A FEW MINUTES LATER FROM THE NBC-17 STATION OFF SIX FORKS ROAD.
Hail, Johnston
- When
- July 16, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Archers Lodge
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -78.380
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT ARCHERS LODGE.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- July 16, 5:16 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, Erwin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -78.680
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN ERWIN.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vance
- When
- July 16, 5:18 PM EST
- Where
- Vance County, Middleburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -78.320
SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED IN MIDDLEBURG. A BARN ALSO LOST A PORTION OF ITS ROOF.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 16, 19971 death · 2 injured · $9.8 million · F2 · 52 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 16, 19971 death · $118,000 · 0.75 in hail · 10 events
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 16, 19971 death · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 16 to 17, 19973 injured · $88,000 · 2.75 in hail · 39 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 16 to 17, 1997$225,000 · 1.75 in hail · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 16 to 17, 1997$139,000 · 1.5 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1997$100,000 · 75 kt wind · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 16, 1997$77,000 · 1.75 in hail · 18 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 16, 19971 injured · $100,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 16, 1997$150,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 16, 1997$65,000 · 1.75 in hail · 14 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 16, 1997F1 · 24 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5615057, 5615058, 5615059, 5615060, 5615061, 5615062, 5615063, 5615064, 5615065.