Thunderstorm Wind — Durham, North Carolina

2024-07-23 · near West Durham, Durham, North Carolina

Event narrative

The Duke University Hospital Heliport reported severe wind gusts of 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

A stalled frontal boundary across Virginia remained in place through the day and night. South of this boundary, isolated to scattered storms developed in the afternoon and evening. A stronger batch of storms developed in the evening and overnight, producing damaging wind reports across Orange, Durham, and Franklin Counties of central North Carolina. Storms continued into the 24th of July across the Coastal Plain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1204107. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.