North Carolina, 1997

Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 5, 1997

July 5, 1997 · NWS RAH · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

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Event by event

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Richmond

When
July 5, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Richmond County, Rockingham
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.930, -79.780

GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN ROCKINGHAM.

Hail, Richmond

When
July 5, 4:10 PM EST
Where
Richmond County, Hamlet
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.880, -79.700

PING-PONG SIZE HAIL FELL IN HAMLET.

Hail, Hoke

When
July 5, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Hoke County, Antioch
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.880, -79.200

DIIME SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR ANTIOCK.

Hail, Scotland

When
July 5, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Scotland County, Gibson
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.750, -79.600

PING-PONG SIZE HAIL FELL IN GIBSON.

Hail, Cumberland

When
July 5, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, Hope Mills
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.970, -78.950

DIME SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR HOPE MILLS.

Hail, Wayne

When
July 5, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Seven Spgs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.230, -77.850

GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN SEVEN SPRINGS.

Hail, Wayne

When
July 5, 8:50 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, 5 mi NW of Goldsboro
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$2.0 million
Coordinates
35.430, -78.050

GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL ON OAKLAND CHURCH ROAD. CONSIDERABLE CROP DAMAGE OCCURRED OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES DURING THE HAIL STORMS.

Hail, Johnston

When
July 5, 9:30 PM EST
Where
Johnston County, 10 mi SE of Smithfield
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -78.220

QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON US HWY 70 SOUTHEAST OF SMITHFIELD.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
July 5, 9:45 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 2 mi NW of Godwin
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
35.230, -78.720

A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND INTO HIGHWAY 301 IN EXTREME NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY NEAR THE HARNETT COUNTY LINE.

Hail, Harnett

When
July 5, 9:54 PM EST
Where
Harnett County, 5 mi SW of Dunn
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.270, -78.680

DIME SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR DUNN.

Hail, Moore

When
July 5, 11:10 PM EST
Where
Moore County, Robbins
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -79.600

DIME SIZE HAIL FELL IN ROBBINS.

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.

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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: 5614972, 5614973, 5614974, 5614975, 5614976, 5614977, 5614978, 5614979, 5614980, 5614981, 5614982.