North Carolina, 2024

Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 30, 2024

June 30, 2024 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

Scattered thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:03 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When
June 30, 3:05 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
Where
Burke County, 3.26 mi NE of Oak Hill to 1.09 mi SE of Chesterfield
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.815, -81.731

County comms reported multiple trees blown down from the Worry community to Chesterfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When
June 30, 3:30 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
Where
Burke County, 0.27 mi NE of Morganton to 2.74 mi SE of Morganton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.753, -81.697

County comms reported multiple trees blown down in Morganton and vicinity.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
June 30, 4:42 PM EST
Where
Union County, 0.89 mi NE of Wesley Chapel
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
35.010, -80.670

Utility company reported several trees and power lines blown down in the Wesley Chapel area. Public also reported trees down near Weddington.

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: 1198327, 1198328, 1198331.