High Wind in North Carolina, September 6, 1996

Name: High Wind in North Carolina, September 6, 1996
Start: 1996-09-06T01:00
End: 1996-09-06T07:00
Location: North Carolina

September 6, 1996 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

The fringes of Hurricane Fran caught the Piedmont with high winds especially in the eastern parts of these counties. A number of trees were downed with some power outages as a result.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

The fringes of Hurricane Fran caught the Piedmont with high winds especially in the eastern parts of these counties. A number of trees were downed with some power outages as a result. Some of the trees fell on structures. Damage was quite light compared with areas to the east.

The radar

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Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Mecklenburg

When: September 6, 1:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Mecklenburg forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cabarrus

When: September 6, 1:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Cabarrus forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Union

When: September 6, 1:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, September 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574317, 5574318, 5574319.