Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 30 to 31, 2013

Name: Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 30 to 31, 2013
Start: 2013-01-30T17:51
End: 2013-01-31T01:05
Location: North Carolina

January 30 to 31, 2013 · NWS ILM · 12 events in 4 counties and zones

A strong pressure gradient ahead of a cold front produced wind gusts over 50 mph across a wide area, resulting in wind damage.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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 ILM wrote it up.

A strong pressure gradient ahead of a cold front produced wind gusts over 50 mph across a wide area, resulting in wind damage.

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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 30, 3:25 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 3:25 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Event by event

12 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Robeson

When: January 30, 5:51 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
Where: Robeson forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Powerlines were blown down on Hwy 130 near Orrum.

Strong Wind, Robeson

When: January 30, 6:51 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
Where: Robeson forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Powerlines were blown down near 2740 Elrod Road.

Strong Wind, Robeson

When: January 30, 8:45 PM EST to 8:50 PM EST
Where: Robeson forecast zone
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was blown down at 5183 Toolarsville Road.

Strong Wind, Robeson

When: January 30, 9:15 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
Where: Robeson forecast zone
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was blown down at 1148 Davis Bridge Road.

Strong Wind, Bladen

When: January 30, 9:30 PM EST to 9:35 PM EST
Where: Bladen forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down on the Center Road near Hwy 211.

Strong Wind, Bladen

When: January 30, 9:45 PM EST to 9:50 PM EST
Where: Bladen forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down on Burney Road in White Oak.

Strong Wind, Bladen

When: January 30, 9:45 PM EST to 9:50 PM EST
Where: Bladen forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down on Mitchell Ford Road in Clarkton.

Strong Wind, Robeson

When: January 30, 9:50 PM EST to 9:55 PM EST
Where: Robeson forecast zone
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were completely blocking Wagon Loop Road at 14605 NC41 Hwy North.

Strong Wind, Robeson

When: January 30, 10:44 PM EST to 10:48 PM EST
Where: Robeson forecast zone
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down on NC 72 west of Lumberton near Cold Storage Road.

Strong Wind, Robeson

When: January 30, 10:45 PM EST to 10:50 PM EST
Where: Robeson forecast zone
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across 2520 St Anna Road.

Strong Wind, Inland Brunswick

When: January 31, 12:45 AM EST to 12:50 AM EST
Where: Inland Brunswick forecast zone
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some siding was blown off a house in Leland.

Strong Wind, Inland New Hanover

When: January 31, 1:00 AM EST to 1:05 AM EST
Where: Inland New Hanover forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large pine tree fell on an Astro van and destroyed it.

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, January 2013

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: 431063, 431064, 431066, 431067, 431069, 431071, 431073, 431075, 431076, 431077, 431078, 431079.