Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander
- When
- August 16, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Alexander County
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -81.170
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 16, 1988
3 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
- 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.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan
- When
- August 16, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rowan County
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -80.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Dare
- When
- August 16, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dare County
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -75.480
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 16, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 16, 1988
- Tornado in Colorado, August 16, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 16, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, August 16, 1988
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: 10089380, 10089381, 10089382.