Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South

2024-07-18 · near Hatteras, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Roanoke Sound Channel L36 XRNK buoy in the Roanoke Sound measured a wind gust of 42 knots as thunderstorm was moving through. Report was relayed via WeatherFlow.

Wider weather episode

A cold front approached from the west on the afternoon of July 18th. Out ahead of this front, isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms developed and tracked eastwards across the Alligator River, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, and coastal waters north of Oregon Inlet. Some of these storms became strong in nature producing damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1188785. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.