SECTION 4: RISK ASSESSMENT
In addition to recorded thunderstorm wind events, NCEI reports 17 high wind and strong wind events during this same period that caused $1,093,000 in property damage. Of all 341 wind events during this period, there were 5 incidents that directly caused deaths or injuries. These incidents are recorded below: Table 4.59 – Recorded Wind Events with Injuries and/or Fatalities, 1998-2017
Wind Speed (mph)
Property Damage
Location
Event Type
Date
Fatalities
Injuries
Raleigh Neuse
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
8/21/2007 1/11/2014 1/11/2014 1/11/2014 10/8/2016
50 86 86 86 39
0 1 0 0 1 2
8 2 1 1 0
$0 $0 $0 $0
Forestville Brookhaven
Wake (Zone) Strong Wind
$500,000 $500,000
Total
12
Source: NCEI
Lightning According to NCEI data, there were 33 lightning strikes reported between 1998 and 2017. Of these, 26 recorded property damage totaling over $2.4 million and three directly caused fatalities. Event narratives indicate in some cases that property damage occurred but was not estimated; therefore, actual property damage amounts are higher. No injuries or 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 4.60 details NCEI-recorded lightning strikes from 1998 through 2017. Table 4.60 – Recorded Lightning Strikes in Wake County, 1998-2017
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
Forestville
7/1/2009
2215
0
0
$5,000
Holly Springs
6/2/2010
1420
0
0
$1,000,000
Willow
6/2/2010
1440
0
0
$25,000
Upchurch
6/15/2010
1810
0
0
$50,000
Upchurch
6/22/2010
1815
0
0
$125,000
Macedonia
7/16/2010
1944
0
0
$10,000
Knightdale
7/17/2010
1200
0
0
$10,000
Wilders Grove
7/17/2010
1308
0
0
$10,000
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