North Carolina, 2019

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 31, 2019

July 31, 2019 · NWS AKQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Isolated severe thunderstorm associated with a surface trough of low pressure produced damaging winds across portions of northeast North Carolina.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
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 AKQ wrote it up.

Isolated severe thunderstorm associated with a surface trough of low pressure produced damaging winds across portions of northeast North Carolina.

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:06 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perquimans

When
July 31, 10:05 PM EST
Where
Perquimans County, Whiteston
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
36.330, -76.500

Tree was downed onto a power line at Sandy Cross Road.

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.

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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: 847783.