Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- June 13, 3:30 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford County, Rutherfordton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -81.970
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 13, 1996
A powerful severe thunderstorm blew down numerous trees in town. Some fell on cars, destroying one and damaging many others.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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 GSP wrote it up.
A powerful severe thunderstorm blew down numerous trees in town. Some fell on cars, destroying one and damaging many others. Other trees fell on houses and some structural wind damage to buildings was reported. Lightning destroyed one steer near Statesville.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:29 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
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, June 13, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, June 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Massachusetts, June 13, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Vermont, June 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, June 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 13, 1996
- Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 13, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, June 13, 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: 5549931.