Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- August 8, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Charlotte
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -80.850
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 8, 1998
A couple of severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon in the North Carolina Piedmont. In East Charlotte trusses were blown off a house under construction and limbs were knocked down.
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
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 couple of severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon in the North Carolina Piedmont. In East Charlotte trusses were blown off a house under construction and limbs were knocked down. On the south side of Salisbury a large tree and a power pole were blown down resulting in power outages for a few hours.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan
- When
- August 8, 6:37 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan County, Salisbury
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -80.500
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 8, 1998
- Flood in North Carolina, August 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 8, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, August 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, August 8, 1998
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 8, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, August 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 8, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, August 8, 1998
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: 5665511, 5665512.