Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- July 21, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Whiteville
- Coordinates
- 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees down on State Road 1700.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 21, 1995
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $30,000
- 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 Wilmington radar (KLTX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:42 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- July 21, 6:49 PM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, Clarkton
- Coordinates
- 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and powerlines down on State Road 1700.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- July 21, 6:49 PM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, Elizabethtown
- Coordinates
- 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and powerlines down on Highway 701.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- July 21, 7:06 PM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, Bladenboro
- Coordinates
- 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and powerlines down on James Pait Road and Evers Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- July 21, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, Oxford
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several large trees were reported down.
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 Minnesota, July 21, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 21, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, July 21, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 21, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 21, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 21, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 21, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 21, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 21, 1995
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 21, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 21, 1995
- Hail in Oregon, July 21, 1995
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 1995
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: 10338142, 10338632, 10338633, 10338634, 10338278.