North Carolina, 2023

Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 12 to 13, 2023

September 12 to 13, 2023 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed across western North Carolina during the late afternoon. A couple of storms produced brief damaging wind gusts in the northern Piedmont.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed across western North Carolina during the late afternoon. A couple of storms produced brief damaging wind gusts in the northern Piedmont.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:25 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When
September 12, 4:25 PM EST
Where
Iredell County, 3.43 mi WNW of Elmwood
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
35.760, -80.830

Ham radio operator reported trees blown down at Shiloh Rd and Salisbury Highway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When
September 13, 3:22 PM EST
Where
Catawba County, 0.91 mi WSW of Conover to 2.68 mi ESE of Newton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
35.695, -81.235

County comms reported a tree blown down on a vehicle on Conover Blvd West. Fire dept reported a tree down on and blocking Highway 10.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1143161, 1143162.