North Carolina, 2022Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022 · NWS RNK · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
S. This triggered a few severe thunderstorms due to the modest shear and instability in place.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $36,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 moist and destabilizing airmass existed ahead of an upper level storm system traveling across the periphery of a sprawling mid-summer ridge across the southern plains into the southeast U.S. This triggered a few severe thunderstorms due to the modest shear and instability in place.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 5, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
218 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032-033-035-WVZ042>044-507-508-
061830-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-
Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-
Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
218 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,
central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and
southeast West Virginia.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Clusters of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could become
severe. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts, but large hail
is also possible. Heavy rain may also cause localized flooding if
storms move over the same area.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday could become severe, with
damaging winds and localized flooding the main threats.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by
phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at
rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk.
NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ034-043>047-058-059-061830-
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Bedford-Henry-
Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
218 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia and south central
Virginia.
There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. The main threat is damaging wind gusts. Large hail and
localized flooding is also possible.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
There is a potential for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. The main threat is damaging wind gusts. Large hail and
localized flooding are also possible.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Thunderstorms could be strong to severe Wednesday and Thursday, with
damaging winds the main threat, along with localized flooding. In
addition, heat indices may reach 100 to 105 degrees in the afternoon
Wednesday through Friday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by
phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at
rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 5, 3:15 PM EST, 59 minutes before
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- When
- July 5, 4:14 PM EST
- Where
- Caswell County, 1.84 mi SW of Pelham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 36.481, -79.493
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on Nunnally Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- July 5, 4:32 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, Roaring River
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -81.000
Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- July 5, 4:38 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 1.12 mi WSW of Buck
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 36.163, -81.248
Numerous downed trees and power lines, along with a tree on a vehicle, due to thunderstorm winds along Fish Dam Creek Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- July 5, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 0.69 mi S of Ferguson
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 36.090, -81.370
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 20222 deaths · $682,000 · 1 in hail · 55 events
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 5 to 9, 2022$200,000 · EF0 · 89 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 5 to 6, 2022$2.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 5, 2022$309,000 · EF1 · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 5, 2022$346,000 · 78 kt wind · 8 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 5, 2022$73,000 · EF1 · 16 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 2022$128,000 · 61 kt wind · 24 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 5, 2022$301,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 5 to 6, 2022$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 5, 20224 injured · $20,000 · 55 kt wind · 16 events
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 5, 2022$185,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 5, 2022$112,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1046002, 1045760, 1045761, 1045762.