Tropical Storm — Edgecombe, North Carolina

2022-09-30 · Edgecombe, North Carolina

Event narrative

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Edgecombe County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Edgecombe County as a result of the tropical storm force wind gusts.

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 1058638. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.