Tropical Storm — Johnston, North Carolina

2022-09-30 · Johnston, North Carolina

Event narrative

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Johnston County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Johnston County as a result of the tropical storm force wind gusts. A 24 year old woman died when she lost control of her car in wet conditions and struck a tree. A 65 year old man died in Johnston County from carbon monoxide poising from a generator that he was running. A 25 year old man died when his car hydroplaned and ran off the road and struck a tree in Johnston County.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the South Carolina coast near Georgetown during the early afternoon hours of September 30, 2022. Widespread wind gusts over tropical storm force and heavy rainfall occurred across much of central North Carolina through the afternoon and evening hours. There were numerous reports of wind damage and power outages as a result of the storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1058633. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.