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Thunderstorm Wind in Chowan County, North Carolina

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

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 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

An Emergency Manager reported several trees down along with power lines. Numerous three inch limbs were reported down along Gilden Road.

The wider storm

An occluded low was located over the Ohio Valley on May 5. The associated cold front gradually moved east during the late afternoon and evening of May 5, allowing for scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of northeast North Carolina.

Began near Gliden (36.3200, -76.6100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260225. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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