Thunderstorm Wind in Johnston County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 18, 2025 · Johnston County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Power outages were caused by fallen trees damaging power equipment along North Carolina highway 96 and Keen Road near Four Oaks.

The wider storm

Diurnally driven thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and continued into the evening and into the early morning hours of the 19th of July. Two separate areas of thunderstorms developed: one across the north moving to the east-southeast, while a second area across the north moved north-northeast. There were multiple wind damage reports, but no flooding occurred.

Began near Four Oaks (35.4337, -78.4095).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1277317. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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