North Carolina, 2022Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022 · NWS RAH · 13 events in 6 counties and zones
A line of thunderstorms moved eastward through central North Carolina during the early afternoon hours, within an increasingly warm, moist environment ahead of a surface trough and southward moving cold front. Several of the storms produced damaging wind gusts as they moved through the Triad toward the Triangle of central North Carolina in the evening hours.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 line of thunderstorms moved eastward through central North Carolina during the early afternoon hours, within an increasingly warm, moist environment ahead of a surface trough and southward moving cold front. Several of the storms produced damaging wind gusts as they moved through the Triad toward the Triangle of central North Carolina in the evening hours.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 21, 12:05 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, 1.01 mi NE of Guilford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.092, -79.890
Trees were reported down at Guilford College near the intersection of New Garden Rd and George Fox Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 21, 12:13 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, 2.58 mi W of Battle Ground
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -79.876
Trees were reported down near the intersection of Horse Pen Creek Rd and New Garden Rd near the town of Battle Ground.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 21, 12:15 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, 2.68 mi ENE of Hillsdale
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.218, -79.788
Several trees were reported down, some on power lines, near the intersection of highway 150 and North Church St near Hillsdale.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 21, 12:24 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, 1.36 mi ENE of Hillsdale
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.211, -79.810
Trees were reported down near northern Guilford high school at the intersection of Sutter Rd and Tillie Scott Ct.
Thunderstorm Wind, Person
- When
- July 21, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Person County, 1.71 mi W of Roxboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.402, -79.011
A tree was reported down on power lines near the intersection of Newell Dr and Old Salem Rd near Roxboro.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- July 21, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, 1.41 mi SSW of Swepsonville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.002, -79.383
A tree was reported down near the 3300 block of Saybrook Drive near Swepsonville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- July 21, 1:37 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, 0.78 mi NNW of Glen Raven
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -79.477
A tree was reported down near the intersection of Little John Lane East and the Durham St Extension in Glen Raven.
Thunderstorm Wind, Person
- When
- July 21, 1:42 PM EST
- Where
- Person County, 2.22 mi NNE of Dennys Store
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.409, -78.804
Multiple trees were reported down near the intersection of Lester McFarland Rd and Knott Rd near Oak Hill.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- July 21, 1:47 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, 3.31 mi WNW of Snow Camp
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.904, -79.481
A tree was reported down near the intersection of Coble Mill Rd and west Greensboro Chapel Hill Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- July 21, 2:22 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, 1.06 mi SSE of Wilton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.136, -78.573
One tree was reported down near the intersection of North Carolina Highway 96 and Old Franklinton Rd near Wilton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 21, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 0.45 mi WNW of Franklinton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.102, -78.458
One tree was reported down near the intersection of east Green St and south Main St in Franklinton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- July 21, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Nash County, 1.38 mi NNE of Little Easonburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.989, -77.861
A tree was reported down near the intersection of Hunter Hill Rd and North Halifax Rd near Dortches.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- July 21, 4:03 PM EST
- Where
- Nash County, 5.01 mi E of Hickory
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.133, -77.710
A tree was reported down near the intersection of Watson Seed Farm Rd and Etheridge Rd near Whitakers.
- 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.
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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: 1046652, 1046651, 1046650, 1046649, 1046648, 1046647, 1046646, 1046645, 1046644, 1046643, 1046642, 1046640, 1046639.