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Thunderstorm Wind in Gates County, North Carolina

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

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees and power lines were reported down in Gates County. Power outages were reported.

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 Selwin (36.3300, -76.5900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260226. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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