Thunderstorm Wind in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 21, 2022 · Edgecombe County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees were reported down near United States Highway 64, east of Rocky Mount.

The wider storm

A weak mid level disturbance interacted with a moist and unstable air mass over the Sandhills and Coastal Plain and allowed for the development of strong to severe thunderstorms, some of which produced damaging wind gusts.

Began near Kingsboro (35.9300, -77.7200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053685. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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