Thunderstorm Wind in Wilson County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind September 1, 2024 · Wilson 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

A tree was reported down, resulting in power outages near North Carolina Highway 42.

The wider storm

Ahead of a cold front advancing southward from the Ohio Valley, storms developed along a surface trough and progressed east and southeast. Isolated storms formed in the late afternoon over the eastern Piedmont and Triangle to central Coastal Plain. A second batch of storms developed over the western part of the state and tracked into the Piedmont in the evening hours. Several storms produced severe gusts and isolated flash flooding.

Began near Wilson (35.7215, -77.9704).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1210475. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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