Thunderstorm Wind in Wilson County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 5, 2025 · Wilson County, North Carolina

63 mph

Measured gust (55 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

Multiple fences were blown over near the town of Wilson. Measured wind gust of 63 mph.

The wider storm

A large and strong mid to upper level low pressure system moved from the southern Plains northeast through the Great Lakes region March 4-5. Ahead of a trailing cold front, a long and nearly continuous line of showers and storms which had held together crossing the Mid South region, pushed into the North Carolina Foothills and western Piedmont in the morning of the 5th, crossing central North Carolina through mid afternoon.

Began near Wilson Arpt (35.7799, -77.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1245420. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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