North Carolina, 1997

Tornado in North Carolina, June 1, 1997

June 1, 1997 · NWS MHX · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:11 UTC.

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Event by event

2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Martin

When
June 1, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Martin County, 6 mi NW of Williamston
Rating
F0
Path length
0.4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
35.920, -77.150

Touched down near Martin County Airport in Spring Green. Several outbuildings destroyed and some houses lost a portion of their roofs.

Funnel Cloud, Martin

When
June 1, 5:15 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Martin County, 3 mi E of Robersonville
Coordinates
35.842, -77.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several funnel clouds reported between Robersonville and Williamston.

Funnel Cloud, Martin

When
June 1, 6:50 PM EST
Where
Martin County, Hamilton
Coordinates
35.842, -77.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two funnel clouds reported north of Route 125.

What these are

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.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5598262, 5598263, 5598264.