Hail, Polk
- When
- June 14, 5:00 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, 4 mi WNW of Tryon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -82.300
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 14, 1997
Severe thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines in Henderson county and caused large hail near the South Carolina border in Polk county. The most damage occurred around Shelby where trees were blown down in 15 locations near town.
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
- $10,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines in Henderson county and caused large hail near the South Carolina border in Polk county. The most damage occurred around Shelby where trees were blown down in 15 locations near town. At least one tree fell on a vehicle and another fell on a house.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- June 14, 5:20 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, Hendersonville to 5 mi E of Hendersonville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -82.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland
- When
- June 14, 7:08 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland County, Shelby
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.550
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5603321, 5603322, 5603323.