Thunderstorm Wind — Carteret, North Carolina

2025-03-17 · near Harkers Is, Carteret, North Carolina

Event narrative

An NWS storm survey estimates wind speeds around 60 MPH on Harkers Island. Damage at one location consisted of a shed blown on its side, and a porch roof and steps blown about 15 to 25 feet toward the north. Some shingles were also lifted from the south side of the house towards the water. Debris was scattered across Island Road and into the parking lot of the Dollar General. This building had minor damage consisting of metal drip edging being blown upward. The debris area ended on the north side of the Dollar General building. Wind speed estimates are consistent on the lower end of the damage scale due to lack of anchoring and overall construction of the building, combined with a lack of damage outside of this specific location.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front moved through during the afternoon and offshore during the early morning hours of the 17th. A few showers and thunderstorms developed during the evenings hours over inland areas of Eastern NC. One storm became severe and produced wind damage over Onslow and Duplin counties. Later in the evening, an isolated severe storm came ashore and produced wind damage over Harkers Island.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1239778. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.