Hail, Columbus
- When
- June 27, 12:54 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Old Dock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.170, -78.600
Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, June 27, 1997
2 flood, 1 hail, 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.
- 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
- None recorded
- 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 Wilmington radar (KLTX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:52 UTC.
Event by event
2 flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Brunswick
- When
- June 27, 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, Supply
- Coordinates
- 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
FLOODING ON MT. PISGAH ROAD BETWEEN SUPPLY AND SHALLOTTE
Flood, New Hanover
- When
- June 27, 1:59 PM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, Wilmington
- Coordinates
- 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
FLOODING AT THE 1900 BLOCK OF MARKET STREET, AT HARNETT AND 6TH, AT BLUE CLAY AND KERR AND ALSO AT 23RD STREET.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 27 to 28, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Hail in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 27, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 27, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, June 27 to 29, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 27, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 27, 1997
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5604706, 5604707, 5604708.