Thunderstorm Wind, Watauga
- When
- June 13, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Watauga County, Boone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -81.680
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 13, 1997
Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in Tuckerdale, blew trees down across route 421 near Zionville, and blew a metal shed across a road in Boone.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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 RNK wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours on the 13th produced damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in Tuckerdale, blew trees down across route 421 near Zionville, and blew a metal shed across a road in Boone.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:15 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watauga
- When
- June 13, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Watauga County, Zionville
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -81.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Ashe
- When
- June 13, 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Ashe County, Tuckerdale
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -81.530
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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 13, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 13, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 13, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, June 13 to 14, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 13, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, June 13, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wyoming, June 13, 1997
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: 5606099, 5606100, 5606098.