North Carolina, 2023

Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023 · NWS GSP · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over western North Carolina throughout the evening. A few of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts over the Piedmont and foothills.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over western North Carolina throughout the evening. A few of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts over the Piedmont and foothills.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:06 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When
July 13, 7:05 PM EST to 7:14 PM EST
Where
Rowan County, 0.88 mi SSE of Mt Ulla to 0.94 mi SE of Bear Poplar
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
35.638, -80.725

Spotter reported trees blown down on power lines near Jones Rd and Centenary Rd, with other lines down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When
July 13, 7:30 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
Where
Rowan County, 2.62 mi WNW of Cleveland to 3.48 mi WNW of Woodleaf
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
35.751, -80.719

Spotter reported trees blown down near Third Creek Church Rd and Springway Ln and other trees down near Foster Rd and Cool Springs Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford

When
July 13, 9:28 PM EST
Where
Rutherford County, 0.45 mi W of Ellenboro to 3.73 mi ENE of Ellenboro
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.330, -81.788

County comms reported a tree blown down on Beams Mill Rd and another tree down on New House Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When
July 13, 9:37 PM EST to 10:12 PM EST
Where
Cleveland County, 0.13 mi ESE of Lattimore to 0.69 mi S of Earl
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
35.319, -81.668

Spotter reported multiple trees blown down across Cleveland County.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1125206, 1125207, 1125209, 1125210.