Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Pamlico Sound, Atlantic South

2025-06-08 · near Ocracoke Ferry Terminal, Pamlico Sound, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Wind gust was measured at the Ocracoke XOCR WeatherFlow Station in the Pamlico Sound as thunderstorms were moving through the area.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective complex developed across portions of Georgia and South Carolina during the morning of the Eighth and this complex of thunderstorms quickly raced east-northeastwards across the southern Coastal Plain during the afternoon. A few of these storms became strong in nature bringing strong and damaging wind gusts to the coastal waters south of Cape Hatteras and the Pamlico Sound as they tracked across the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253312. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.