High Wind — Hatteras Island, North Carolina

2022-03-12 · Hatteras Island, North Carolina

Event narrative

The Frisco ASOS measured the high wind gust.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1010775. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.