Thunderstorm Wind in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 17, 2025 · Rockingham County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Price Street in front of Douglass Elementary School.

The wider storm

A hot and humid air mass combined with orographical lift to produce a severe thunderstorm in Rockingham County of northwest North Carolina. Damaging wind gusts from this storm blew down three trees.

Began near Boulevard (36.4942, -79.7804).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1271079. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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