01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Lightning in Wake reports by year
NOAA recorded 8 Lightning in Wake reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
EVENT FILE / 37183MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
WAKE · NC
Lightning history
NOAA recorded 8 county-coded Lightning reports in Wake, NC, from 2016 through 2025, with 1 reported injuries, 1 reported fatalities, and $282K in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports8NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.7per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 1,178,653
Injuries1direct + indirect fields
Fatalities1direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
8 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.8-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Lightning in Wake
The Lightning in Wake records contain 1 injuries, 1 fatalities, $282K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$282Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,018within selected window
Latest report year2,023within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Lightning in Wake source records
NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Wake source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.
Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.
| Date | Event ID | Source | Magnitude / scale | Filed damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-07 | NOAA 1,117,341 | Broadcast Media | — | $20K |
| 2023-04-07 | NOAA 1,094,395 | Broadcast Media | — | $50K |
| 2023-03-02 | NOAA 1,088,378 | Broadcast Media | — | $100K |
| 2022-08-10 | NOAA 1,053,339 | 911 Call Center | — | $25K |
| 2022-05-06 | NOAA 1,028,317 | State Official | — | $12K |
| 2020-07-23 | NOAA 910,376 | 911 Call Center | — | $25K |
| 2019-08-22 | NOAA 853,404 | Law Enforcement | — | $50K |
| 2018-07-28 | NOAA 776,801 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |