Thunderstorm Wind in Johnston County, North Carolina

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

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 were closed near mile marker 338 due to several trees down, one of which fell on a car. No injuries were reported.

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 Parkers Mill (35.2995, -78.4106).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1277319. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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