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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Atlantic South

Marine Thunderstorm Wind July 21, 2024 · Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, Atlantic South

54 mph

Measured gust (47 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Weather Station at Forte Shores Dr. reported a wind gust of 47 knots as thunderstorms were moving through the area. Report was relayed through WeatherFlow.

The wider storm

Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms developed out ahead of a stalled frontal boundary across the Coastal Plain. This activity merged and became multiple linear segments that tracked eastwards across portions of the inland rivers and sounds of eastern North Carolina. Some of these storms within the line became strong in nature producing damaging wind gusts along the Pamlico River.

Began near Washington (35.5162, -77.0391).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1188800. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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