Thunderstorm Wind — Halifax, North Carolina

2025-05-16 · near Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina

Event narrative

Trees were reported down along Roanoke Rapids Rd.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure tracked into the Great Lakes, pushing a cold front into the Tennessee Valley region. A surface lee trough was also in place over the western part of North Carolina. Storms developed over the lower Ohio Valley and tracked along the North Carolina and Virginia border in the early evening hours. Storms became severe with several damaging wind reports over the northeast Piedmont and northern Coastal Plain of central North Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254885. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.