North Carolina, 2000

High Wind in North Carolina, March 28, 2000

March 28, 2000 · NWS GSP · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

High winds following a cold front caused a number of problems during the afternoon. Numerous trees and power lines were downed and some light structural damage occurred.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 GSP wrote it up.

High winds following a cold front caused a number of problems during the afternoon. Numerous trees and power lines were downed and some light structural damage occurred. Several thousand people were without power for a while too. A man was injured when a wall toppled over onto him in Concord. Streets were blocked by the downed trees and power lines in Charlotte.

The radar

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Event by event

8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Buncombe

When
March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Buncombe forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cabarrus

When
March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Cabarrus forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cleveland

When
March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Cleveland forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Gaston

When
March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Gaston forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Haywood

When
March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Haywood forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Macon

When
March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Macon forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mecklenburg

When
March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Mecklenburg forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Rutherford

When
March 28, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Rutherford forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

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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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: 5137501, 5137502, 5137503, 5137504, 5137505, 5137506, 5137507, 5137508.