Thunderstorm Wind in Jones County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2024 · Jones County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Power outage reported due to damage to power poles between Comfort and Trenton NC. The outage was reported by Jones Onslow Electric Cooperative.

The wider storm

An area of thunderstorms moved through the region during the afternoon through early evening hours. Some of the storms became severe, producing damaging wind gusts, with winds of up to nearly 70 mph, and hail up to golf ball size. A brief EF-1 tornado touched down near the community of Verona.

Began near Comfort (35.0300, -77.4600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Onslow County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1172114. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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