High Wind, Chatham
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Chatham forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.703, -79.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in North Carolina, February 3 to 4, 1998
Strong and gusty wind associated with a storm system that moved across North Carolina downed several trees. Although only 30 to 35 mph wind gusts were recorded, the saturated soils greatly aided the wind in downing the trees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 RAH wrote it up.
Strong and gusty wind associated with a storm system that moved across North Carolina downed several trees. Although only 30 to 35 mph wind gusts were recorded, the saturated soils greatly aided the wind in downing the trees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cumberland
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.049, -78.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Durham
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Durham forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Harnett
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.369, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.333, -79.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Moore
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Moore forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.311, -79.481 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Orange
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.061, -79.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Randolph
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.710, -79.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wake
- When
- February 3, 9:00 PM EST to February 4, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Wake forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (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
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, February 3 to 4, 1998
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, February 3, 1998
- Flood in California, February 3 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 3 to 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Flood in California, February 3, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 3 to 4, 1998
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 1998
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: 5634860, 5634861, 5634862, 5634863, 5634864, 5634865, 5634866, 5634867, 5634868.