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.
View location on OpenStreetMap → (35.5383, -78.4305)
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208416. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.