Thunderstorm Wind, Watauga
- When
- November 25, 11:26 PM EST
- Where
- Watauga County, Boone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -81.680
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, November 25 to 26, 1998
Thunderstorm winds downed trees up to 2 feet in diameter 8 miles southwest of Sparta and 14 miles northwest of 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
- 3
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.
Thunderstorms produced damaging winds across northwestern North Carolina late in the evening of the 25th and during the early morning of the 26th.Thunderstorm winds downed trees up to 2 feet in diameter 8 miles southwest of Sparta and 14 miles northwest of Wilkesboro.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:28 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany
- When
- November 25, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany County, 8 mi SW of Sparta
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -81.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- November 26, 12:35 AM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 14 mi NW of Wilkesboro
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -81.350
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Oregon, November 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, November 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, November 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, November 25 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998
- Flooding in Oregon, November 25 to 28, 1998
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5677102, 5677103, 5677104.