Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- March 20, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford County
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -82.100
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 20, 1984
16 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
- 3
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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
16 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- March 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- March 20, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -80.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly
- When
- March 20, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stanly County
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -80.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland
- When
- March 20, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Scotland County
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -79.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Hoke
- When
- March 20, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hoke County
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.030, -79.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson
- When
- March 20, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Robeson County
- Coordinates
- 34.630, -79.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- March 20, 10:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -79.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- March 20, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -79.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- March 20, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -79.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- March 20, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Chatham County
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -79.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- March 20, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harnett County
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -78.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- March 20, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Durham County
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -78.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- March 20, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- March 20, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wake County
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -78.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- March 20, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Durham County
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -78.920
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.
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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: 10088950, 10088951, 10088952, 10088953, 10088954, 10088955, 10088956, 10088957, 10088958, 10088959, 10088960, 10088961, 10088962, 10088963, 10088964, 10088965.