Hail, Northampton
- When
- July 18, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton County, Jackson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -77.420
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 18, 1997
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:36 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Northampton
- When
- July 18, 2:06 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton County, Seaboard
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.480, -77.430
Lightning, Gates
- When
- July 18, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gates County, Willeyton
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.445, -76.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two women injured by lightning strike.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gates
- When
- July 18, 2:42 PM EST
- Where
- Gates County, 3 mi E of Sunbury
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -76.570
Trees down on Route 158.
Thunderstorm Wind, Currituck
- When
- July 18, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Currituck County, 2 mi SW of Maple
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -76.030
Large tree down, partially blocked one lane of Route 158.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1997
- Hurricane in Alabama, July 18 to 22, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 18, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 18, 1997
- Tornado and Flood in Wisconsin, July 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Utah, July 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 18, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 18, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in Alabama, July 18, 1997
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 18, 1997
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 1997
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5617838, 5617839, 5617840, 5617841, 5617842.