Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Atlantic North

Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2025 · Currituck Sound, Atlantic North

46 mph

Measured gust (40 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Buoy at Back Bay NWR reported a wind gust to 40 knots.

The wider storm

An upper low northwest of the area resulted in strong southwesterly flow aloft over the Mid-Atlantic. Scattered to numerous strong storms formed during the afternoon and evening.

Began near Currituck (36.6720, -75.9173).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1264877. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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