Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South
2024-07-15 · near Hatteras, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South
38 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Roanoke Sound Channel L36 XRNK buoy measured a wind gust of 38 knots as a thunderstorm was moving through. Report was relayed through WeatherFlow.
Wider weather episode
Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity developed out ahead of a surface trough located along the Coastal Plain during the afternoon of July 15th. This activity tracked northeastwards across the Neuse River and into the Croatan and Roanoke Sounds with a few of these storms becoming strong in nature producing damaging wind gusts.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1188748. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.