North Carolina, 2022Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 3, 2022
January 3, 2022 · NWS ILM · 7 events in 3 counties and zones
A strong cold front resulted in a band of severe thunderstorms and strong gradient winds across portions of northeast SC and southeast NC.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A strong cold front resulted in a band of severe thunderstorms and strong gradient winds across portions of northeast SC and southeast NC.
Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson
- When
- January 3, 6:27 AM EST
- Where
- Robeson County, 3.25 mi NNE of Raemon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.670, -79.300
Two homes and 1 outbuilding damaged 3 NW of Raemon on 1234 Sampson Rd near Craig Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- January 3, 6:40 AM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, 15.19 mi WNW of Butters
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -79.090
Measured gust at Lumberton RAWS.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- January 3, 6:45 AM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Cerro Gordo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -78.920
Several trees down in the Cerro Gordo area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- January 3, 6:50 AM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, 0.57 mi W of Chadbourn
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -78.830
Several trees down in the Chadborn area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- January 3, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, 3.85 mi NNE of Clarkton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -78.620
Several trees and powerlines down along Lisbon Rd., 1 W Bluefield.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- January 3, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, 0.69 mi N of Bladenboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 34.540, -78.800
Several trees down in Bladenboro NC per Fire Chief.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus
- When
- January 3, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, 0.69 mi N of Whiteville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 34.340, -78.700
Tree down on home in Whiteville at the intersection of Fuller and Pinckney Streets.
- 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.
- High Wind and Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 3, 20221 death · 53 kt wind · 27 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, January 3, 2022$1.6 million · EF1 · 22 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, January 3, 2022$200,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Winter Storm and Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 3, 2022$50,000 · 4 events
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 3, 2022$16,000 · 24 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 3, 202228 events
- Winter Storm in Idaho, January 3 to 6, 2022$15,000 · 15 events
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 3, 202220 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 3, 202214 events
- High Wind in Nevada, January 3 to 4, 202279 kt wind · 13 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 3 to 4, 202271 kt wind · 12 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 3, 202211 events
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: 998140, 998149, 998151, 998156, 998141, 998142, 998143.