North Carolina, 2020

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 23, 2020

July 23, 2020 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon. One storm produced brief damaging winds in Burke County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 GSP wrote it up.

Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon. One storm produced brief damaging winds in Burke County.

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:21 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When
July 23, 1:22 PM EST
Where
Burke County, 3.35 mi ESE of Chesterfield to 2.58 mi E of Chesterfield
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.803, -81.614

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down long Smokey Creek Rd and at Foothills Regional Airport.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 913660.