High Wind, Alexander
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
High gradient winds in the wake of an exiting strong storm system combining with saturated soil conditions to blow down some trees and power lines across the foothills and piedmont. Some trees fell on structures and a steeple was blown off a church in Casar (Cleveland county).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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.
High gradient winds in the wake of an exiting strong storm system combining with saturated soil conditions to blow down some trees and power lines across the foothills and piedmont. Some trees fell on structures and a steeple was blown off a church in Casar (Cleveland county).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Burke
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
High Wind, Cabarrus
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Caldwell
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
High Wind, Catawba
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cleveland
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Davie
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gaston
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Iredell
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lincoln
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McDowell
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
High Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Polk
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
High Wind, Rowan
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rutherford
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
High Wind, Union
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Flood in California, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Arizona, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 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: 5635576, 5635577, 5635578, 5635579, 5635580, 5635581, 5635582, 5635583, 5635584, 5635585, 5635586, 5635587, 5635588, 5635589, 5635590, 5635591.