Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- May 26, 2:10 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, North Wilkesboro
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -81.150
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 1998
Thunderstorm winds during the afternoon hours on the 26th knocked down several trees in North Wilkesboro and in Wilkesboro.
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
- None recorded
- 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 RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds during the afternoon hours on the 26th knocked down several trees in North Wilkesboro and in Wilkesboro.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:11 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- May 26, 2:10 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, Wilkesboro
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -81.170
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Washington, May 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Idaho, May 26 to 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 26, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in Alaska, May 26 to 31, 1998
- Hail in Texas, May 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 26, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 26, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 26, 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: 5646745, 5646746.