Thunderstorm Wind — Durham, North Carolina

2024-09-01 · near Hope Vly, Durham, North Carolina

Event narrative

Several trees were reported down in Durham.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1210483. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.