Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South

2024-05-27 · near Hatteras, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Wind gust was measured at the First Flight Park weather station via WeatherFlow in the Roanoke Sound.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the Piedmont during the afternoon of the twenty-seventh along and out ahead of an approaching surface trough. As storms moved north and east they quickly strengthened becoming strong to severe in nature impacting the inland waters from the Neuse River north into the Albemarle Sound and Coastal waters north of Oregon Inlet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172022. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.