Thunderstorm Wind in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 9, 2023 · Edgecombe County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Power poles and power lines were blown down on North Carolina Highway 33.

The wider storm

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across the northern and central Coastal Plain and the northeast Piedmont of North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours on May 9th. The storms produced both large hail and wind damage across about a half dozen counties.

Began near Old Sparta (35.7701, -77.5220).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1096172. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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