Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Albemarle Sound, Atlantic South

2025-07-27 · near Plymouth, Albemarle Sound, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Wind gust was measured on a personal weather station in the western Albemarle Sound as thunderstorms moved through the area. The report came in via the public.

Wider weather episode

A weak front off the coast of North Carolina combined with a surface trough across the Coastal Plain to promote scattered showers and thunderstorm development across eastern North Carolina during the afternoon and evening of July Twenty-Seventh. A few isolated storms became strong to severe in nature as storms tracked south and east through the afternoon and evening. This brought strong wind gusts mainly along the northern sounds and rivers of Eastern North Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1267358. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.