Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- January 14, 1:45 AM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Seward
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 36.183, -80.383
A couple of trees were blown down along Route 67 near Seward.
Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 14, 2005
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 13, 8:28 PM EST, 5 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 8:28 PM EST, 5 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 828 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005 .SHORT TERM (REST OF TONIGHT)... ONLY CHANGES WITH THE UPDATE WILL BE TO ADJUST WORDING TO REMOVE MENTION OF EVENING AND MIDNIGHT...AND WILL BRING DOWN WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THREAT OF SEVERE IS INCREASING OVER THE AREA...AND SPC HAS OUR ENTIRE CWA IN A SLIGHT RISK. 00Z GSO SOUNDING SHOWS MID LEVEL COOLING...AND LAPS OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS SHOW LIFTED INDEX HAS FALLEN JUST BELOW ZERO. DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 60S ARE ALSO HIGHER THAN FORECAST. A MESOLOW OVER GA IS TRACKING NORTH-NORTHEAST...AND RESULTING PRESSURE FALLS OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT/FOOTHILLS WILL CAUSE SURFACE WINDS TO BACK AND INCREASE LOW LEVEL HELICITY. LOW LCL HEIGHTS ALSO FAVOR TORNADOES. SUPERCELLS WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER SC MAY MOVE INTO OUR WESTERN SECTIONS BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...DGS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 5:40 AM EST, 20 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 540 AM EST THU JAN 13 2005 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-141039- ALAMANCE NC-ANSON NC-CHATHAM NC-CUMBERLAND NC-DAVIDSON NC-DURHAM NC- EDGECOMBE NC-FORSYTH NC-FRANKLIN NC-GRANVILLE NC-GUILFORD NC- HALIFAX NC-HARNETT NC-HOKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-LEE NC-MONTGOMERY NC- MOORE NC-NASH NC-ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-RANDOLPH NC-RICHMOND NC- SAMPSON NC-SCOTLAND NC-STANLY NC-VANCE NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-WAYNE NC- WILSON NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBEMARLE...ASHEBORO...BURLINGTON... CHAPEL HILL...CLINTON...DURHAM...FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO... GREENSBORO...HENDERSON...LAURINBURG...LEXINGTON...LILLINGTON... LOUISBURG...MOUNT OLIVE...NASHVILLE...OXFORD...PITTSBORO...RAEFORD... RALEIGH...ROANOKE RAPIDS...ROCKINGHAM...ROCKY MOUNT...ROXBORO... SANFORD...SMITHFIELD...SOUTHERN PINES...TARBORO...TROY...WADESBORO... WARRENTON...WILSON AND WINSTON-SALEM 540 AM EST THU JAN 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE... NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT. WHILE NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...A STORM OR TWO MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. OTHERWISE...EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THREATENING WEATHER OF ANY KIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 8:00 PM EST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 800 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-140900- ALAMANCE NC-ANSON NC-CHATHAM NC-CUMBERLAND NC-DAVIDSON NC-DURHAM NC- EDGECOMBE NC-FORSYTH NC-FRANKLIN NC-GRANVILLE NC-GUILFORD NC- HALIFAX NC-HARNETT NC-HOKE NC-JOHNSTON NC-LEE NC-MONTGOMERY NC- MOORE NC-NASH NC-ORANGE NC-PERSON NC-RANDOLPH NC-RICHMOND NC- SAMPSON NC-SCOTLAND NC-STANLY NC-VANCE NC-WAKE NC-WARREN NC-WAYNE NC- WILSON NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBEMARLE...ASHEBORO...BURLINGTON... CHAPEL HILL...CLINTON...DURHAM...FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO... GREENSBORO...HENDERSON...LAURINBURG...LEXINGTON...LILLINGTON... LOUISBURG...MOUNT OLIVE...NASHVILLE...OXFORD...PITTSBORO...RAEFORD... RALEIGH...ROANOKE RAPIDS...ROCKINGHAM...ROCKY MOUNT...ROXBORO... SANFORD...SMITHFIELD...SOUTHERN PINES...TARBORO...TROY...WADESBORO... WARRENTON...WILSON AND WINSTON-SALEM 800 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005 ...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT THIS EVENING... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA WERE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH NORTHEAST TOWARD THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA DURING MID EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THESE STORMS TO SPREAD NORTH NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 800 PM AND 1200 AM. IF THIS OCCURS... CONDITIONS APPEAR INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE THAT A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND OR POSSIBLY A TORNADO. THE SEVERE THREAT AREA THROUGH 1200 AM INCLUDES AREAS FROM ALBEMARLE AND WADESBORO NORTH THROUGH THE PIEDMONT TRIAD REGION INCLUDING LEXINGTON... ASHEBORO... GREENSBORO... AND WINSTON-SALEM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER MAY SPREAD EAST OVER THE REST OF THE PIEDMONT AND SANDHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT... INCLUDING RALEIGH-DURHAM... SOUTHERN PINES... LAURINBURG... AND FAYETTEVILLE. THE MAIN THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. IF THE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BECOME FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING WIND OR ISOLATED TORNADOES... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE WESTERN PIEDMONT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. HAVE AN ACTION PLAN IN MIND JUST IN CASE A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. BADGETT
Special weather statement, Jan 14, 12:27 AM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1227 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-084-140700- ANSON NC-DAVIDSON NC-FORSYTH NC-GUILFORD NC-MONTGOMERY NC- RANDOLPH NC-RICHMOND NC-STANLY NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBEMARLE...ASHEBORO...BELEWS CREEK... GREENSBORO...LEXINGTON...ROCKINGHAM...TROY... WADESBORO AND WINSTON-SALEM 1227 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA BEFORE 2 AM. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THERE IS THE SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF A SHORT LIVED TORNADO AS WELL. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL ARRIVE IN ANSON...STANLY...DAVIDSON AND FORSYTH COUNTIES BETWEEN 1:30 AND 2 AM. PEOPLE IN THE WESTERN EDGE OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NEED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MOST OF THE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jan 14, 1:41 AM EST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 141 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-084-140745- ANSON NC-DAVIDSON NC-FORSYTH NC-GUILFORD NC-MONTGOMERY NC- RANDOLPH NC-RICHMOND NC-STANLY NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBEMARLE...ASHEBORO...BELEWS CREEK... GREENSBORO...LEXINGTON...ROCKINGHAM...TROY... WADESBORO AND WINSTON-SALEM 152 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FORSYTH... DAVIDSON... STANLY... AND ANSON COUNTIES... ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH 500 AM... A SQUALL LINE WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH INTO THE PIEDMONT TRIAD REGION AT 150 AM. THE SQUALL LINE WAS PRODUCING GUSTY WIND TO BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE LINE WAS MOVING INTO DAVIDSON... FORSYTH... ANSON... AND STANLY COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES WINSTON-SALEM... LEXINGTON... ALBEMARLE... AND WADESBORO AREAS WHERE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. THIS SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING EAST AND WILL AFFECT GUILFORD... RANDOLPH... MONTGOMERY... AND RICHMOND COUNTIES BEFORE 300 AM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED TO THE WEST OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD REGION INCLUDING MOUNT AIRY... YADKINVILLE... WILKESBORO... AND DOBSON. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA... TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BADGETT
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:47 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- January 14, 2:15 AM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Asheboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -79.833
Trees were blown down across roads in town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- January 14, 4:15 AM EST
- Where
- Chatham County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.717, -79.233
Scattered trees were blown down across the county.
Tornado, Orange
- When
- January 14, 4:45 AM EST to 4:48 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Schley
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -79.067
A tornado touched down in northeast Hillsborough along St. Mary's Road and damaged two properties. The east wall of a home was almost completely blown out, and on an adjacent property a metal equipment shed was destroyed with some of the debris carried into nearby trees. A small outbuilding was pushed a short distance off its foundation as well.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- January 14, 4:55 AM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -78.917
A couple of small trees were blown down in northwest Durham near Interstate 85.
Thunderstorm Wind, Person
- When
- January 14, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Person County, Roxboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -78.983
A few large trees were blown down onto roads and power lines in Roxboro.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- January 14, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Granville County, 2 mi N of Oxford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -78.583
A tractor shed was damaged by thunderstorm winds near Lewis.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- January 14, 5:32 AM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Cary
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.783, -78.800
A large tree, approximately three feet in diameter, fell on a home in Cary off of Southeast Maynard Road.
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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in North Carolina, January 14, 2005
- Flood in California, January 14 to 16, 2005
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- Debris Flow in Pennsylvania, January 14, 2005
- Cold in Minnesota, January 14 to 16, 2005
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Virginia, January 14, 2005
- Cold in Montana, January 14, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Florida, January 14, 2005
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 14 to 16, 2005
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Maryland, January 14, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, January 14 to 16, 2005
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, January 14, 2005
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 2005Warnings in North Carolina, January 2005
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: 5435042, 5435043, 5435135, 5435136, 5435137, 5435138, 5435139, 5435140.