North Carolina, 1997

High Wind in North Carolina, July 24, 1997

July 24, 1997 · NWS AKQ · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

10 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$33,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

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Event by event

10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northampton

When
July 24, 10:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Northampton forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.418, -77.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down throughout the county. Power outages were mostly across southern and eastern sections of county.

High Wind, Bertie

When
July 24, 10:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Bertie forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.066, -76.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down throughout the county. Power outages were scattered across the county.

High Wind, Hertford

When
July 24, 11:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Hertford forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.359, -76.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines down throughout the county. Power outages were scattered, mostly across southern sections of the county.

High Wind, Gates

When
July 24, 12:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Gates forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.445, -76.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees and power lines down and some power outages.

High Wind, Chowan

When
July 24, 12:00 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Chowan forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.127, -76.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees and power lines down and some power outages.

High Wind, Perquimans

When
July 24, 12:30 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where
Perquimans forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.177, -76.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees and power lines down and a few power outages.

High Wind, Camden

When
July 24, 1:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Camden forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.342, -76.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees and power lines down and some power outages.

High Wind, Pasquotank

When
July 24, 1:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Pasquotank forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.265, -76.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees and power lines down and some power outages.

High Wind, Pasquotank

When
July 24, 1:38 PM EST
Where
Pasquotank forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
36.265, -76.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Elizabeth City Airport recorded a wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph).

High Wind, Western Currituck

When
July 24, 2:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Western Currituck forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees and power lines down and a few power outages.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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: 5616364, 5616365, 5616366, 5616367, 5616368, 5616369, 5616370, 5616371, 5616373, 5616372.