Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- June 8, 4:01 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, 0.54 mi WNW of (Hff)mackell Aaf Hof
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.033, -79.489
A 51 knot gust was measured at Mackall Army Air Field.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 8, 2022
Deep moist advection combined with a pre-frontal trough and mid-level shortwave to result in scattered showers and thunderstorms across central North Carolina in the afternoon and evening. The most intense storms with damaging winds were over portions of the northern Piedmont and Sandhills.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $56,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Deep moist advection combined with a pre-frontal trough and mid-level shortwave to result in scattered showers and thunderstorms across central North Carolina in the afternoon and evening. The most intense storms with damaging winds were over portions of the northern Piedmont and Sandhills.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:03 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- June 8, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, 2.9 mi WSW of Broadway
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.440, -79.120
A tree was reported down along North Carolina Highway 87.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- June 8, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, 0.89 mi SW of Saxapahaw
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.940, -79.340
Trees were reported down on power lines near Saxapahaw.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- June 8, 5:29 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 1.25 mi NW of Carrboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.943, -79.096
Trees were reported down on power lines along Homestead Road near Stratford Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- June 8, 5:33 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, 0.81 mi WSW of Duncan
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.567, -78.894
Trees were reported down on power lines near the intersection of North Carolina Highway 42 and Rollins Mill Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- June 8, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 0.92 mi SE of Blackwood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.971, -79.057
A tree was reported down on Lochwood Court in Chapel Hill.
Thunderstorm Wind, Person
- When
- June 8, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Person County, 1.32 mi N of Gentrys Store
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 36.489, -78.918
Multiple trees were reported down in the area north of Roxboro.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- June 8, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, 2.54 mi S of Ramseur
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.694, -79.678
Trees were reported down on power lines along Young Road near Old Mill Ford Trail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- June 8, 6:12 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 0.68 mi NE of Echo Hgts
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.736, -78.640
Trees were reported down on power lines along Hammond Road and Chapanoke Road.
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: 1042676, 1042918, 1042920, 1042684, 1042923, 1042689, 1042680, 1042678, 1042665.