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Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 5, 2025 · Wayne County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was reported down along Herman Lane Road.

The wider storm

A weak surface front was along the eastern edge of central North Carolina. Showers developed over the eastern Piedmont in the morning hours and progressed east into the Triangle and Coastal Plain by the late afternoon and early evening. Several damaging wind and hail reports were observed.

Began near Faro (35.5287, -77.8351).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1254896. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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