SECTION 4: RISK ASSESSMENT
County is uniformly exposed to severe thunderstorms; therefore, the entire planning area is equally exposed to hail which may be produced by such storms. However, large-scale hail tends to occur in a more localized area within the storm.
Spatial Extent: 2 – Small HISTORICAL OCCURRENCES
THUNDERSTORM WINDS Between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2023, the NCEI recorded 540 separate incidents of thunderstorm winds, occurring on 253 separate days. These events caused $4,308,250 in recorded property damage, 14 injuries and 2 fatalities. The recorded gusts averaged 58.3 mph, with the highest gusts recorded at 86 mph. Gusts of 86 mph were recorded six times in the county, all during a storm on January 11, 2014. Of these events, 200 caused property damage. Wind gusts with property damage recorded averaged $21,541 in damage, with two gusts causing a reported $1,000,000 in damage each (in Wilbon on January 11, 2014 and in Morrisville on June 13, 2013). These incidents are recorded below: Table 4.100 – Recorded Thunderstorm Winds with Property Damages in Wake County, 1998-2023
Wind Speed (mph)
Property Damage
Location
Date
Time
Fatalities
Injuries
FUQUAY SPGS
4/19/1998 8/15/2008 7/1/2009 7/1/2009 7/31/2009 6/13/2010 7/29/2010 11/17/2010 3/23/2011 4/5/2011 5/9/2012 6/29/2012 7/1/2012 7/3/2012 7/3/2012 7/4/2012 7/4/2012 7/5/2012 7/5/2012 7/5/2012 7/6/2012 7/9/2012 7/9/2012 7/24/2012 7/24/2012 7/24/2012 7/24/2012 7/24/2012
1835 1512 2246 2246 1250 1640 2135
58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$25000 $15000 $2000 $1000 $100000
BAYLEAF
WILDERS GROVE
RALEIGH
HOLLY SPGS KNIGHTDALE MILLBROOK
$1000 $1000 $7000
ZEBULON
35
ROYAL MILLS
1907 300 1523 2208
$20000 $30000
APEX
ASBURY PURNELL BARHAM
$2000 $5000 $1000 $2000 $2000 $5000 $1000 $3000 $3000 $2000 $2000 $3000
1410 1915
MILLBROOK
BANKS
2007 1612 1530 1440 1506 1454 1635 1435 1351 1449 1433 1455 1449 1451
COLLEGE VIEW
RALEIGH
WILDERS GROVE
EAGLE ROCK MACEDONIA
APEX
HOLLY SPGS
VARINA RALEIGH
$500
$10000 $7000 $5000 $2000 $2000
APEX
METHOD
ECHO HGTS
AUBURN
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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