North Carolina, 2022Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 31, 2022
March 31, 2022 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Winds gusting from the south at 30 to 40 mph developed ahead of a cold front over the Piedmont during the morning into the early afternoon. A line of heavy rain showers and isolated thunderstorms enhanced these gusty winds in isolated areas.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Winds gusting from the south at 30 to 40 mph developed ahead of a cold front over the Piedmont during the morning into the early afternoon. A line of heavy rain showers and isolated thunderstorms enhanced these gusty winds in isolated areas.
Strong Wind, Iredell
- When
- March 31, 10:35 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Gusty winds blew a tree down on a home in the Mooresville area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- March 31, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 0.57 mi E of New Salem
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -80.370
Public reported multiple trees blown down at Highway 205 and Highway 218.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Florida, March 31, 20222 deaths · 1 injured · $615,000 · EF3 · 16 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 31, 2022$715,000 · EF2 · 4 events
- Flash Flood in Illinois, March 31, 20221 death · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Kansas, March 31, 20221 death · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 31, 2022$10,000 · EF2 · 14 events
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, March 31, 20221 injured · $300,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Georgia, March 31, 2022$500,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 31, 2022$124,000 · 1 in hail · 29 events
- Tornadoes in Virginia, March 31, 2022$220,000 · EF0 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 31, 2022$32,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, March 31, 2022EF1 · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, March 31, 2022$20,000 · 1 in hail · 10 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1017248, 1017250.