Thunderstorm Wind in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 26, 2025 · Rockingham County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A couple of trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in the town of Wentworth.

The wider storm

A northward retreating zone of high pressure induced moisture convergence near the southern Appalachian mountains. The enhanced moisture in an environment with above normal surface instability led to outflow driven thunderstorms which featured a few damaging downbursts.

Began near Wentworth (36.4000, -79.7900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279300. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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