North Carolina, 2024

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 19, 2024

April 19, 2024 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong upper trough was present across the Great Lakes region. Combined with this feature was a stalled frontal boundary across western North Carolina and a weak surface low along the South Carolina border.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

A strong upper trough was present across the Great Lakes region. Combined with this feature was a stalled frontal boundary across western North Carolina and a weak surface low along the South Carolina border. Isolated to scattered storms developed along and east of the US-1 corridor during the afternoon and early evening, with one storm cell becoming severe across Scotland County.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:14 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland

When
April 19, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Scotland County, 2.06 mi SSW of Scotch Grove
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.823, -79.435

Two trees were reported down near the intersection of Harrison Rd and Shaw Currie Rd.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1167699.