Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Pamlico Sound, Atlantic South

2025-05-31 · near Ocracoke Ferry Terminal, Pamlico Sound, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Wind gust occurred as thunderstorms were moving through the area. Report came from the Ocracoke XOCR WeatherFlow Station in the Pamlico Sound.

Wider weather episode

A cold front tracked across Eastern North Carolina on the evening of the thirty-first. Out ahead of this front, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed and tracked south-eastwards, mainly impacting the waters south of Oregon Inlet. A few of these thunderstorms became strong to severe in nature bringing a strong and damaging wind threat within the strongest storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1252243. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.