Hail, Jones
- When
- June 3, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Jones County, Phillips Xrds
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -77.450
1350 acres of tobacco and 5400 acres of corn damaged.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 3, 1997
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $50,000
- Events
- 6
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 Morehead City radar (KMHX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:11 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Duplin
- When
- June 3, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, Wallace
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -78.000
Hail, Duplin
- When
- June 3, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, 1 mi S of Wallace
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -78.000
Hail covering the ground.
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- June 3, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Hubert
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -77.230
Trees down on Route 172 just off Highway 24.
Hail, Carteret
- When
- June 3, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Carteret County, Cape Carteret
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -77.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Carteret
- When
- June 3, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carteret County, Cape Carteret
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -77.070
Power lines downed by trees.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 3, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 3, 1997
- Hail in North Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, June 3, 1997
- Flood in Idaho, June 3 to 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 3, 1997
- Flood in Kentucky, June 3 to 4, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 4, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5598265, 5598266, 5598267, 5598268, 5598269, 5598270.