North Carolina, 2025

Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 20, 2025

July 20, 2025 · NWS RAH · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered storms over the lower Ohio Valley region tied to a southward moving cold front reached the northwest Piedmont during the late evening hours. These isolated storms weakened over the eastern sections of central North Carolina.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$16,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Scattered storms over the lower Ohio Valley region tied to a southward moving cold front reached the northwest Piedmont during the late evening hours. These isolated storms weakened over the eastern sections of central North Carolina. A few storms produced wind damage over Forsyth and Guilford Counties.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:04 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When
July 20, 8:05 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, 1.59 mi W of Reynolds
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.127, -80.298

A tree was reported down along Glenwood Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When
July 20, 8:09 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, 1.16 mi E of Alspaugh
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.173, -80.230

A couple of trees and a power line were reported down along Pacific Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When
July 20, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 1.09 mi NW of Pinecroft
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.032, -79.843

Tree and power lines were reported down along Cypress Park Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When
July 20, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 0.89 mi W of Pinecroft
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.020, -79.846

Tree and power lines were reported down near the intersection of South Holden Road and West Vandalia Road.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1276926, 1276927, 1276928, 1276929.