Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus
- When
- August 3, 8:20 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus County, Harrisburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -80.670
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
Thunderstorms produced some flooding in the mountains where severalbridges were flooded out. Winds gusts were estimated to 50 knots at Hot Springs by an employee of NCDC.
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
- 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 GSP wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced some flooding in the mountains where severalbridges were flooded out. Winds gusts were estimated to 50 knots at Hot Springs by an employee of NCDC. A steady state thunderstorm moved across northern Mecklenburg county leaving quite a bit of damage to homes resulting from downed trees. Wind and hail damage was likely more than the $50,000 listed above. The storm had weakened considerably by the time it reached Harrisburg but was still strong enough to blow down a few trees. Lightning severely damaged a home at Hickory.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:18 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
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in New York, August 3, 1996
- Tornado in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, August 3 to 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 3, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5565989.