Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South
2025-07-19 · near Hatteras, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, Atlantic South
Event narrative
Wind gust was recorded on the Roanoke Sound Channel L36 - XRNK WeatherFlow Station as thunderstorms were moving through the area.
Wider weather episode
A surface trough was centered over the Coastal Plain during the afternoon and evening of July nineteenth. Showers and thunderstorms developed along and to the east of this surface trough with a few of these storms becoming strong in nature as they tracked south and east across Eastern North Carolina. The strongest storms impacted the waters along and north of Hatteras Island.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1267085. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.