North Carolina, 2010Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 16, 2010
July 16, 2010 · NWS RAH · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
A broken line of showers and thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon and then moved east across central and eastern North Carolina during the evening hours.
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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
A broken line of showers and thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon and then moved east across central and eastern North Carolina during the evening hours.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 16, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, 2.46 mi SW of Deep River
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 36.007, -80.004
Several trees were blown down in northern areas of High Point. One tree fell and smashed a carport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- July 16, 6:26 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, 0.54 mi ESE of East Rockingham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.918, -79.761
Two trees were blown down in East Rockingham.
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- July 16, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Moore County, 0.69 mi S of Midtown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.160, -79.420
Two trees were blown down along Highway 15 south of Southern Pines.
Lightning, Wake
- When
- July 16, 7:44 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 4.27 mi SSW of Macedonia
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.690, -78.770
A house was struck by lightning. The fire was contained to the attic where it burned the interior roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- July 16, 8:42 PM EST
- Where
- Nash County, 1.38 mi NW of Samaria
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.863, -78.199
Several trees and power-lines were blown down on Bryantown Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- July 16, 8:55 PM EST
- Where
- Nash County, 1.79 mi SE of Nashville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.951, -77.948
Numerous trees were blown down along Highway 58 just south of the Nashville city limits.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Excessive Heat in Pennsylvania, July 16 to 18, 20104 deaths · 5 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Kansas, July 16 to 24, 2010$3.5 million · 59 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 16, 2010$468,000 · 63 kt wind · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 16, 2010$390,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Flash Flood in Arizona, July 16, 2010$400,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 16, 2010$118,000 · EF0 · 19 events
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 16 to 17, 2010$203,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Connecticut, July 16, 2010$155,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 16, 2010$150,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 16, 2010$63,000 · 50 kt wind · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 16, 2010$55,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in North Carolina, July 16 to 17, 2010$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 250509, 250508, 250505, 250504, 250506, 250507.