Thunderstorm Wind — Pitt, North Carolina

2024-09-27 · near Staton, Pitt, North Carolina

Event narrative

Trees were blown down at Brown Road. A house in the area had a tin roof pulled back, and two other houses had trees down on them with minor damage. The area impacted was roughly 300 yards. The time estimated based on radar data.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Cyclone Helene, which moved through Georgia and the Western Carolinas, produced a singular band of showers and embedded thunderstorms. One such storm became severe and produced isolated damaging wind gusts during the afternoon hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1209641. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.