North Carolina, 1998

Tornado in North Carolina, June 13, 1998

June 13, 1998 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Two unoccupied trailers were destroyed and another lost its roof on Lightwood Knot Rd. A tree was downed on White Oak Rd.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.

Two unoccupied trailers were destroyed and another lost its roof on Lightwood Knot Rd. A tree was downed on White Oak Rd. Power was knocked out.

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:22 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Bladen

When
June 13, 3:25 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Bladen County, Kelly
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
34.470, -78.330

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5655944.