Thunderstorm Wind in Halifax County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind September 9, 2023 · Halifax 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

Trees and power lines were reported down along Jr High School Rd in Scotland Neck.

The wider storm

An upper-level trough over the Tennessee valley and a stalled frontal boundary over western North Carolina and Virginia combined with a surface trough over the Coastal Plain of central North Carolina brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Flash flooding and damaging winds were reported in Wake, Halifax, and Forsyth counties.

Began near Scotland Neck (36.1302, -77.4294).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1141278. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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