North Carolina, 1997Damaging Wind and Waterspout in North Carolina, July 24, 1997
July 24, 1997 · NWS MHX · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 waterspout, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $90,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Waterspout, Dare
- When
- July 24, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dare County, Kill Devil Hills
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 35.787, -75.781 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout came ashore at Baum Bay damaging two homes then moved to the Wright Brothers National Memorial where one person was injured and nine vehicles damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dare
- When
- July 24, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Dare County, Duck
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -75.750
A section of roof blown off waterfront shops. One minor injury from flying debris.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 24, 19971 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, July 24 to 25, 1997$3.0 million · 5 events
- Tornadoes in Virginia, July 24, 1997$900,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Flood in Alaska, July 24 to 31, 1997$1.3 million · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 24, 1997$220,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 24, 1997$125,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, July 24 to 25, 1997$20,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 24, 1997$70,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in New York, July 24 to 25, 19973 injured · 11 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, July 24, 1997$33,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 events
- Flood in Iowa, July 24, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Iowa, July 24, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
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: 5608914, 5608915.