Thunderstorm Wind — Halifax, North Carolina

2023-07-03 · near Days Xrds, Halifax, North Carolina

$15K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported straight-line wind damage, resulting in numerous downed trees and damage to homes and roofs. The location of damage was along Wallace Fork Rd and along Highway 125 near Weldon.

Wider weather episode

An advancing cold front along the Ohio and Tennessee valleys combined with a Piedmont trough over western North Carolina and a very moist atmosphere to produce widely isolated to scattered thunderstorms. A swath of severe thunderstorms developed over the northern Coastal Plain in Halifax County, producing damaging straight-line winds and downed trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1105913. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.