Hail, Moore
- When
- September 10, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Moore County, Robbins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -79.600
DIME SIZE HAIL FELL IN ROBBINS.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 10 to 11, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- September 10, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Chatham County, Pittsboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -79.180
LARGE LIMBS AND TREES WERE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES, CAUSING WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- September 10, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, 1 mi W of Goldsboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -78.000
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN JUST WEST OF GOLDSBORO ON SR 1326.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- September 10, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -78.920
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN DURHAM AND SOUTH OF TOWN. POWER WAS OUT FOR MORE THAN 5000 HOMES. A CAR AND A HOME WERE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES.
Hail, Johnston
- When
- September 11, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Four Oaks
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -78.430
COUNTY SHERIFF PERSONNEL REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL IN FOUR OAKS.
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
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, September 10, 1997
- Tornado in Virginia, September 10, 1997
- Tornadoes in Virginia, September 10, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, September 10, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Maryland, September 10 to 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, September 10, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 10, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, September 10, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 10, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Indiana, September 10, 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: 5614241, 5614238, 5614239, 5614240, 5614242.