Thunderstorm Wind — Craven, North Carolina

2023-07-09 · near Ft Barnwell, Craven, North Carolina

Event narrative

Powerlines were blown down. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Wider weather episode

A wavy frontal boundary sagged slowly south through Eastern North Carolina during the afternoon hours. Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front, and moved southeast across much of the region, eventually making it all the way to the coast. The magnitude of severe weather with this event made it particularly unique, producing rare hail up to 2 in diameter and wind gusts in excess of 70 mph. Additionally, large hail was observed all the way to the coast. Some instances of flash flooding were reported as well due to the very heavy rainfall rates.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1127854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.