Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Cp Hatteras To Ocracoke Inlet Nc Out 20nm, Atlantic South
2024-04-12 · near Diamond Shoals Buoy, Cp Hatteras To Ocracoke Inlet Nc Out 20nm, Atlantic South
Event narrative
Wind gust was measured at Diamond Shoals Buoy as thunderstorms were moving through the area.
Wider weather episode
A potent system brought scattered strong to severe thunderstorms to the waters south of the Croatan and Roanoke Sounds and across the coastal waters south of Oregon Inlet on the evening of April 12th. Thunderstorms started out across the Piedmont of North Carolina and quickly raced eastward as a line before entering the offshore waters of Eastern North Carolina Friday evening bringing damaging wind gusts with them.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1171583. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.