Thunderstorm Wind, Buncombe
- When
- June 13, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe County, Weaverville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -82.570
Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, June 13 to 14, 1997
Slow moving thunderstorms developed in the mountains and one became briefly severe near Weaverville blowing down some trees. Weak funnel clouds were reported in the same area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Slow moving thunderstorms developed in the mountains and one became briefly severe near Weaverville blowing down some trees. Weak funnel clouds were reported in the same area. Around Shelby, Gastonia and Charlotte late in the evening, thunderstorms repeated over the same areas causing some severe urban flooding. Damaging winds occurred from east Gastonia into the northwest side of the Charlotte area. The most concentrated damage happened northwest of the airport where numerous trees were downed. Some fell on homes and cars and streets were blocked for several hours. Roads were closed around the area because of flooding. Lightning started an attic fire in Shelby. After midnight, thunderstorms moved through the North Carolina mountains after crossing the Tennessee border. One became severe blowing down trees in Jackson county.
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:50 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Gaston
- When
- June 13, 8:03 PM EST to 8:13 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Gastonia
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -81.180
Funnel Cloud, Buncombe
- When
- June 13, 8:10 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe County, Weaverville
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Gaston
- When
- June 13, 8:30 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Gastonia
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Cleveland
- When
- June 13, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland County, Shelby
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Cleveland
- When
- June 13, 8:38 PM EST to 8:48 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland County, 3 mi E of Shelby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- June 13, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, East Gastonia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -81.170
Flash Flood, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 13, 9:15 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Charlotte
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- June 13, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 7 mi NNW of (Clt)charlotte/Dougl
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -81.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- June 14, 1:50 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Cullowhee
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -83.180
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 13, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 13, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 13, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, June 13 to 14, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 13, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, June 13, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wyoming, June 13, 1997
More
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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: 5603311, 5603313, 5603312, 5603314, 5603315, 5603316, 5603317, 5603318, 5603319, 5603320.