North Carolina, 2024Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 17, 2024
July 17, 2024 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon. A few of the storms produced brief severe weather in the form of damaging wind gusts.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon. A few of the storms produced brief severe weather in the form of damaging wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander
- When
- July 17, 1:52 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander County, 4.35 mi N of Taylorsville Arpt to 2.65 mi NE of Smiths Store
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.993, -81.198
County comms and fire dept reported several trees blown down across northern Alexander County, from Silas Deal Rd to Poplar Springs Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- July 17, 3:06 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell County, 1.32 mi WSW of Dudley Shoals to 2.35 mi NW of Grace Chapel
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 35.860, -81.400
Ham radio operator reported a tree blown down on power lines on Temple Hill Church Rd and another tree down on Peach Orchard Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- July 17, 4:18 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, 0.56 mi E of Belmont
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -81.040
County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Belmont area.
- 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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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: 1204901, 1204903, 1204904.