Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- April 26, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Nakina
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -78.670
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 26, 1996
Several buildings damaged or destroyed, trees fell on cars in Nakina-Bug Hill-Old Dock area.
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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 ILM wrote it up.
Several buildings damaged or destroyed, trees fell on cars in Nakina-Bug Hill-Old Dock area.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:27 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado in South Carolina, April 26, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, April 26 to 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 26, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 26, 1996
- Flood in Illinois, April 26 to 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 26, 1996
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5547265.