North Carolina, 2022

Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 11, 2022

June 11, 2022 · NWS RAH · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Showers and isolated deeper convection popped up over the southern Piedmont, Sandhills, and southern Coastal Plain in the afternoon and early evening, within a weak instability axis along and south of a moisture boundary. One of these storms produced isolated damaging winds from southeastern Moore County into northern Cumberland County, including a 67 mile per hour gust at Pope Air Force Base.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$35,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 RAH wrote it up.

Showers and isolated deeper convection popped up over the southern Piedmont, Sandhills, and southern Coastal Plain in the afternoon and early evening, within a weak instability axis along and south of a moisture boundary. One of these storms produced isolated damaging winds from southeastern Moore County into northern Cumberland County, including a 67 mile per hour gust at Pope Air Force Base.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
June 11, 4:58 PM EST
Where
Moore County, 0.01 mi N of Mt Pleasant
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
35.200, -79.170

Trees were reported down, and damage to a church steeple was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
June 11, 5:24 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 0.98 mi W of (Fbg)ft Bragg
Measured
58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.171, -79.017

A wind gust of 58 knots was measured at Pope Air Force Base.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
June 11, 5:24 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 0.89 mi NW of (Fbg)ft Bragg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.180, -79.010

A tree was reported down on a residence.

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1042592, 1042594, 1042598.