NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 37189MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

WATAUGA · NC

Thunderstorm Wind history

NOAA records coded as Thunderstorm Wind in Watauga during the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

Reports22NOAA county-coded rows
Population context39.9per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 55,123
Injuries1direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
Not a probability

22 reports in ten years does not mean a 2.2-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

How the record changed

20161
20181
20191
20202
20213
20224
20238
20242
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$174Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$5Knot inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,024within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest records in this slice

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DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2024-09-25NOAA 1,211,174Broadcast Media50.0 EG$1K
2024-07-16NOAA 1,183,116Public50.0 EG$4K
2023-08-15NOAA 1,132,719911 Call Center50.0 EG$500
2023-08-15NOAA 1,132,718Trained Spotter55.0 EG$2K
2023-08-15NOAA 1,132,717Broadcast Media50.0 EG$3K
2023-08-14NOAA 1,132,714Trained Spotter50.0 EG$500
2023-07-29NOAA 1,125,310Public50.0 EG$5K
2023-07-29NOAA 1,125,309Public50.0 EG$1K
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