Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 25, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 25, 2006
Start: 2006-04-25T19:03
End: 2006-04-25T19:03
Location: North Carolina

April 25, 2006 · NWS RNK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold front moved into the area on the evening of the 25th. A storm associated with this front produced damaging winds in the town of Boone.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

A cold front moved into the area on the evening of the 25th. A storm associated with this front produced damaging winds in the town of Boone. A tree was blown into a home, and winds at the time were measured at 54 mph at the neighboring airport.

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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 25, 6:48 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 6:48 PM EST, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 11:55 AM EST, 7 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1255 PM EDT TUE APR 25 2006

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>018-022-023-032>034-043>046-058-059-
WVZ042>044-261100-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-
GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
1255 PM EDT TUE APR 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS THROUGH THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT DO BECOME SEVERE WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE
NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR ANY SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE FROM 2:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10:00 PM THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE SKYWARN NETWORK FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA WILL BE ACTIVATED AT 1:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

VAZ019-020-024-035-047-WVZ045-261100-
ALLEGHANY-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-BUCKINGHAM-GREENBRIER-
1255 PM EDT TUE APR 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH ANY
OF THE STRONGER STORMS...HOWEVER WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BELOW SEVERE CRITERIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

AMS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:13 PM EST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
713 PM EDT TUE APR 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0655 PM     HAIL             CHILHOWIE               36.80N 81.68W
04/25/2006  E1.00 INCH       SMYTH              VA   PUBLIC

0656 PM     HAIL             CHILHOWIE               36.80N 81.68W
04/25/2006  E0.88 INCH       SMYTH              VA   PUBLIC

&&

RMG

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:51 PM EST, 12 minutes before

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The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Watauga

When: April 25, 7:03 PM EST
Where: Watauga County, Boone
Measured: 47 kt (54 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.217, -81.683

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, April 2006

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: 5504041.