Thunderstorm Wind in Durham County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 30, 2024 · Durham County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees were reported down on powerlines, causing power outages near the town of Gorman.

The wider storm

A frontal boundary moving south from east-central Virginia into central North Carolina combined with a disturbance aloft and produced numerous showers and storms in the afternoon to late evening hours. Storms initially formed over the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain, congealing and tracking west-southwestward in the evening hours over the western and southern Piedmont and Sandhills. Numerous downed trees and power lines resulted, as well as flash flooding.

Began near Gorman (36.0244, -78.8027).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1208826. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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