Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly
- When
- July 24, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, 2.26 mi E of Hills
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -80.230
Two trees were blown down at 24289 St. Martin Road.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 24, 2010
A weak upper level disturbance moving across a moist and extremely unstable airmass in place across central North Carolina resulted in an isolated severe storm in Stanly County.
Where it happened
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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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
A weak upper level disturbance moving across a moist and extremely unstable airmass in place across central North Carolina resulted in an isolated severe storm in Stanly County.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 162 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly
- When
- July 24, 5:13 PM EST to 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, 0.56 mi E of Aquadale to 0.22 mi ESE of Norwood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -80.220
Several trees were blown down along a swath from near Aquadale to near Norwood.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Nevada, July 24 to 30, 2010
- Excessive Heat in New York, July 24 to 25, 2010
- Tornado in New York, July 24, 2010
- Tornado in New York, July 24, 2010
- Heat in Tennessee, July 24 to 26, 2010
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 24 to 25, 2010
- Tornado in New York, July 24, 2010
- Tornado in New York, July 24, 2010
- Flood in Iowa, July 24 to 27, 2010
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 24, 2010
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2010
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: 251503, 251505.