Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood
- When
- April 2, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Haywood County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -82.900
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 2, 1970
15 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 15
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.
Event by event
15 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Transylvania
- When
- April 2, 4:45 AM CST
- Where
- Transylvania County
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -82.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba
- When
- April 2, 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Catawba County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -81.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- April 2, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Richmond County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -79.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- April 2, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harnett County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -79.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson
- When
- April 2, 10:40 AM CST
- Where
- Robeson County
- Coordinates
- 34.380, -79.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- April 2, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Johnston County
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -78.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- April 2, 10:55 AM CST
- Where
- Johnston County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -78.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- April 2, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Sampson County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -78.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe
- When
- April 2, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Edgecombe County
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -77.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Pender
- When
- April 2, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Pender County
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -77.900
Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover
- When
- April 2, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- New Hanover County
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -77.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- April 2, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -77.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- April 2, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -76.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Pasquotank
- When
- April 2, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pasquotank County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.280, -76.180
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 2, 1970
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 2, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, April 2, 1970
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, April 2, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Delaware, April 2, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 2, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 2, 1970
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 2, 1970
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10088683, 10088684, 10088685, 10088686, 10088687, 10088688, 10088689, 10088690, 10088691, 10088692, 10088693, 10088694, 10088695, 10088696, 10088697.