North Carolina, 1997

Hail in North Carolina, May 15, 1997

May 15, 1997 · NWS AKQ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, 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

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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 Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pasquotank

When
May 15, 1:30 PM EST
Where
Pasquotank County, 3 mi W of Weeksville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.220, -76.220

Hail, Camden

When
May 15, 1:35 PM EST
Where
Camden County, Old Trap
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.230, -76.030

Hail, Currituck

When
May 15, 1:50 PM EST
Where
Currituck County, Coinjock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.350, -75.950

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 5603018, 5603019, 5603020.