Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- September 16, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Srn Half
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -78.780
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 16, 1996
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines near the intersection of highways 53 and 210.
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 RAH wrote it up.
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines near the intersection of highways 53 and 210.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:47 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
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- Tornado in Georgia, September 16, 1996
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- Tornado in Alabama, September 16, 1996
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- Tornado in North Carolina, September 16, 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: 5580066.