North Carolina, 1997Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 18 to 24, 1997
June 18 to 24, 1997 · NWS RAH · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
2 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Event by event
2 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Harnett
- When
- June 18, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, 15 mi SW of Lillington
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.369, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
THE HARNETT COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THAT A HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE.
Flash Flood, Stanly
- When
- June 21, 5:22 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, Aquadale
- Coordinates
- 35.312, -80.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT MANY STREETS IN THE AQUADALE COMMUNITY WERE UNDER WATER. HIGHWAY 138 WAS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE AREA IN JUST 2 OR 3 HOURS.
Lightning, Hoke
- When
- June 22, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Hoke County, Raeford
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -79.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
LIGHTNING STARTED A FIRE IN A HOME. FORTUNATELY, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland
- When
- June 22, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scotland County, 5 mi E of Laurinburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -79.370
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- June 24, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Garland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -78.400
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN SOUTHERN SAMPSON COUNTY NEAR GARLAND.ROAD CREWS WERE KEPT BUSY CLEARING TREES FROM SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 18, 19971 death · $800,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 18, 1997$15 million · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 18, 1997$144,000 · F1 · 13 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, June 18, 1997$27,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New York, June 18, 1997$55,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 18, 1997$45,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 18, 1997$32,000 · 10 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, June 18, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 18, 1997$30,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 18, 1997$30,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 18, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 18, 1997$17,000 · F0 · 2 events
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: 5615298, 5615299, 5615300, 5615301, 5615302.