Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- September 10, 1:34 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Monroe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.570
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 10, 1997
A severe thunderstorm blew down power lines and caused large hail.
Where it happened
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
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- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm blew down power lines and caused large hail.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:33 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Union
- When
- September 10, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Sturdivants
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -80.330
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 10 to 11, 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
- 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
Every storm in North Carolina in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, September 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: 5619181, 5619182.