North Carolina, 2006Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 22, 2006
April 22, 2006 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 22, 2:04 AM EST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 2:04 AM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 3:35 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
435 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-230845-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
435 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING SEVERE. THE
PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...IN ADDITION TO
LIGHTNING...WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND HAIL TO NICKEL SIZE.
THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL DIMINISH BY 6 PM OVER THE
WESTERN PIEDMONT...AND WILL PRIMARILY BE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM
OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL
PLAIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
DJF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 3:24 AM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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</html>Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- April 22, 5:05 AM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Winston Salem
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -80.250
STOP LIGHTS BLOWN OFF WIRE NEAR WINSTON SALEM COLISEUM AND NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN AROUND THE AREA.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, April 22, 2006$800,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 22, 2006$510,000 · F0 · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 22, 2006$146,000 · 11 events
- Hail in Michigan, April 22, 2006$75,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 22, 2006$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Maryland, April 22, 2006$50,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, April 22, 2006$25,000 · 7 events
- Hail in Michigan, April 22, 2006$20,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 22, 20061.75 in hail · 11 events
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 22, 2006$2,000 · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 22, 20061.75 in hail · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 22, 20061.75 in hail · 9 events
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: 5507550.