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Thunderstorm Wind — Johnston, North Carolina

2024-08-18 · near Wilsons Mills, Johnston, North Carolina

$1K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

A tree was reported down near the intersection of Cleveland Rd and Wellons Rd.

Wider weather episode

A pre-frontal trough and an approaching cold front from upstream thunderstorms combined to spark two areas of storm development that produced severe and damaging wind gusts. The most prolific was a microburst in western Johnston County that shut down Interstate 40 for several hours between North Carolina highway 42 and North Carolina highway 210.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208416. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.