Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South

2024-06-06 · near Hatteras, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Wind gust was reported on the Croatan Sound XCTNr WeatherFlow station as thunderstorms were moving through.

Wider weather episode

On the evening of Thursday June 6th a cold front tracked east across the Coastal Plain before eventually pushing offshore by early Friday morning. Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms initially developed along the Coastal Plain Thursday evening before increasing in coverage overnight. A few of these storms became strong to severe in nature, bringing strong winds to the inland and coastal waters of Eastern North Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172340. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.