Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, July 5, 1997

Name: Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, July 5, 1997
Start: 1997-07-05T15:50
End: 1997-07-05T19:35
Location: North Carolina

July 5, 1997 · NWS MHX · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:49 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pamlico

When: July 5, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Pamlico County, Oriental
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -76.700

Hail, Onslow

When: July 5, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Onslow County, 5 mi E of Jacksonville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.750, -77.330

Hail, Craven

When: July 5, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Craven County, Vanceboro
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -77.170

Golf ball size hail reported by 9-1-1.

Hail, Lenoir

When: July 5, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Lenoir County, La Grange
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.320, -77.800

Hail, Pitt

When: July 5, 7:05 PM EST
Where: Pitt County, Grimesland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -77.200

Hail, Greene

When: July 5, 7:10 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Jason
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -77.780

Hail, Greene

When: July 5, 7:10 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Snow Hill
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.450, -77.680

Tornado, Greene

When: July 5, 7:10 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Jason
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 35.380, -77.780

Spotter reported tornado on ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt

When: July 5, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Pitt County, Falkland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.700, -77.520

Large trees down along Route 43.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 5, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Shines Xrds
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.430, -77.800

Trees and power lines down on Highways 1135 and 1132.

Hail, Martin

When: July 5, 7:35 PM EST
Where: Martin County, Robersonville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.820, -77.250

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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

Every storm in North Carolina in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Carolina, 1997 Warnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5608897, 5608898, 5608899, 5608900, 5608901, 5608902, 5608903, 5608905, 5608904, 5608906, 5608907.