01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
EVENT FILE / 37183MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
WAKE · NC
Lightning history
NOAA records coded as Lightning in Wake during the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
Reports8NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.7per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 1,178,653
Injuries1direct + indirect fields
Fatalities1direct + indirect fields
Not a probability
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
Impact fields on these rows
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 records in this slice
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| 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 |