North Carolina, 1998

Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 31, 1998

August 31, 1998 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Nash

When
August 31, 2:50 PM EST
Where
Nash County, Rocky Mt Wilson Arpt
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.967, -77.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck 3 seperate houses in the city of Rocky Mount during an afternoon thunderstorm. The first strike hit at 4020 Benjamin Court at 1450 EST. Lightning struck the roof of the home showering shingles onto the yard and street. Three holes were found in the roof. The second strike occurred 10 minutes later at 2156 Joelene Driver. This strike sparked a small fire in the roof. Then at 1530, another bolt hit a transformer outside a home on 1609 Maple Creek Drive. This strike wiped out all the electrical appliances and touched off a fire in the circuit breaker.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5665715.