Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- July 23, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, 5 mi E of Smithfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -78.267
One tree across Preston Road.
Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 23, 2006
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 2
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.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Wayne
- When
- July 23, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Goldsboro
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.364, -78.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High water near Royal Avenue and Spence Avenue intersection.
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.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, July 23, 2006
- Wildfire in California, July 23 to 31, 2006
- Wildfire in California, July 23 to 31, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 23, 2006
- Wildfire in California, July 23 to 30, 2006
- Wildfire in California, July 23 to 26, 2006
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 23, 2006
- Tornado in California, July 23, 2006
- Hail in New York, July 23, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 23, 2006
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 23, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Montana, July 23, 2006
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 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: 5520797, 5520798.