North Carolina, 2024

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 30, 2024

June 30, 2024 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A pre-frontal surface trough led to the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms across the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain of central North Carolina in the afternoon and early evening hours. These storms led to some isolated reports of trees down in Granville County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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 pre-frontal surface trough led to the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms across the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain of central North Carolina in the afternoon and early evening hours. These storms led to some isolated reports of trees down in Granville County.

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The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Granville

When
June 30, 4:49 PM EST
Where
Granville County, 0.49 mi SSE of Culbreth
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.263, -78.727

Trees were reported down near the intersection of Culbreth Rd and Enon Rd in the town of Culbreth.

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: 1179207.