Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 30, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 30, 1998
Start: 1998-06-30T16:18
End: 1998-06-30T16:30
Location: North Carolina

June 30, 1998 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
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 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When: June 30, 4:18 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where: Guilford County, Greensboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.070, -79.800

Large trees fell on several houses in Greensboro. There was one injury reported as glass was blown out of a downtown office building. Three people in a house were trapped when large trees fell onto the house. Numerous trees were downed throughout Greensboro. The hardest hit areas were Freeman Mill Road and Florida Street. Power was out for several hours for thousands of Greensboro residents especially in the northeast and southeast sides of the city.

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 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: 5659761.