High Wind in Inland Onslow, North Carolina

High Wind March 12, 2022 · Inland Onslow, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree limb fell on Smith Road near Belgrade Swansboro Road. The tree fell well before the line of storms arrived, and thus it is recorded as a high wind event.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through Eastern NC during the day. Ahead of this front, a powerful line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread strong damaging wind gusts, ranging from 60 to 70 mph, both just ahead of, and along, this line of showers and storms. Some localized gusts to at or above 80 mph were recorded on the Outer Banks.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1010768. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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