SECTION 4: RISK ASSESSMENT
Wind Speed (mph)
Property Damage
Location
Date
Time
Fatalities
Injuries
PURNELL
8/15/2023 9/8/2023
1536 1446
58 58
0 0
0 0 2
$1500 $5000
WILLOW SPGS
Total 1
$4,308,250
Source: NCEI
In addition to recorded thunderstorm wind events, NCEI reports 22 high wind and strong wind events during this same period that caused $2,678,000 in property damage. Of all 562 wind events during this period, there were 8 incidents that directly caused deaths or injuries. These incidents are recorded below: Table 4.101 – Recorded Wind Events with Injuries and/or Fatalities, 1998-2023
Wind Speed (mph)
Property Damage
Location
Event Type
Date
Fatalities
Injuries
Raleigh
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
8/21/2007 1/11/2014 1/11/2014 1/11/2014 10/8/2016 5/4/2019 2/7/2020 6/17/2022
58 86 86 86 39 58 40 58
0
8 2
$0 $0 $0 $0
Neuse
1
Forestville Brookhaven Wake (Zone) Willow Spgs Wake (Zone) Macedonia
0 0
1 1
Strong Wind
1 1
0
$500,000
Thunderstorm Wind
1 1 1
$10,000 $15,000 $5,000
Strong Wind
0 0 3
Thunderstorm Wind
Total
15
$530,000
Source: NCEI
LIGHTNING According to NCEI data, there were 41 lightning strikes reported between 1998 and 2023. Of these, 33 recorded property damage totaling over $2.69 million, four directly caused fatalities, and one injury. Event narratives indicate in some cases that property damage occurred but was not estimated; therefore, actual property damage amounts are higher. No crop damage was recorded by these strikes. It should be noted that lightning events recorded by the NCEI are only those that are reported; it is certain that additional lightning incidents have occurred in Wake County. Table 4.102 details NCEI-recorded lightning strikes from 1998 through 2023. Table 4.102 – Recorded Lightning Strikes in Wake County, 1998-2023 Location Date Time Fatalities Injuries Property Damage Wake Forest 1/16/1998 1900 0 0 $35,000 Cary 5/3/1998 1650 0 0 $50,000 Falls 7/24/1999 1515 1 0 $0 Cary 9/3/2000 1820 0 0 $0 Fuquay Springs 6/22/2001 1614 0 0 $0 Wendell 8/22/2003 1405 0 0 $450,000 Cary 3/7/2005 1240 0 0 $20,000 Knightdale 7/13/2005 2342 1 0 $0 Raleigh 4/3/2006 900 0 0 $0 Raleigh 4/22/2006 1200 0 0 $0 Raleigh 8/15/2008 1500 0 0 $200,000
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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