Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus
- When
- May 28, 12:00 AM EST to 12:20 AM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus County, Concord
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -80.600
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 1996
A squall line, plus one or two isolated severe storms, moved from South Carolina into the North Carolina foothills and piedmont. Damage was mostly limited to downed trees and power lines but light structural damage was reported.
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.
A squall line, plus one or two isolated severe storms, moved from South Carolina into the North Carolina foothills and piedmont. Damage was mostly limited to downed trees and power lines but light structural damage was reported. In northern Mecklenburg county some outbuildings were destroyed and a farm animal killed. Trees fell onto homes near Shelby and power was out for thousands of customers all night.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
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- Tornadoes in Kentucky, May 28, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, May 28, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, May 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 28, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 28 to 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 28 to 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 28, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, May 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 28, 1996
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 1996
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: 5550581.