Thunderstorm Wind — Cumberland, North Carolina

2025-07-18 · near Godwin, Cumberland, North Carolina

Event narrative

Power outages were caused by fallen trees on power equipment near the town of Godwin.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277318. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.