North Carolina, 2020Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020 · NWS GSP · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
Scattered thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina, mainly during the late afternoon and evening. A few of the storms produced brief severe weather in the form of damaging wind gusts.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina, mainly during the late afternoon and evening. A few of the storms produced brief severe weather in the form of damaging wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind, Buncombe
- When
- July 17, 2:58 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe County, 2.24 mi ENE of Fairview
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.532, -82.383
County comms reported trees blown down off Whitaker Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- July 17, 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, 2.13 mi NE of Barium Spgs
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.740, -80.871
County comms reported trees blown down off Amity Hill Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- July 17, 4:56 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, 0.76 mi S of Shepherds
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.619, -80.830
Spotter reported trees blown down just off Glory Rd and Highway 21.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus
- When
- July 17, 5:32 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus County, 2.73 mi E of Kannapolis
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.494, -80.582
County comms reported trees blown down off Brantley Rd and China Grove Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan
- When
- July 17, 5:37 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan County, 0.94 mi SSW of Crescent
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.568, -80.438
County comms reported trees blown down off Crescent Rd.
- 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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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: 913517, 913520, 913521, 913523, 913524.