Hail, Henderson
- When
- July 9, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, Mills River
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -82.580
Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, July 9, 1997
Isolated severe thunderstorms produced large hail ranging from golf ball to tennis ball size. A house was flooded in Mills River.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorms produced large hail ranging from golf ball to tennis ball size. A house was flooded in Mills River. A microburst in Rutherford College blew 12 to 14 roofs of f of flea market buildings.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:37 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Henderson
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, Mills River
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Burke
- When
- July 9, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Burke County, Rutherford College
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -81.530
Hail, Burke
- When
- July 9, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Burke County, Rutherford College
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -81.530
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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 West Virginia, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 9, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 9, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, July 9, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, July 9 to 10, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 9, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 9, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 9, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5609115, 5609116, 5609117, 5609118.