Thunderstorm Wind in Durham County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 9, 2025 · Durham 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

A tree was reported down near the intersection of Chapel Hill Road and Pinecrest Road, resulting in power outages.

The wider storm

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and overnight hours. Numerous wind and flash flooding reports were recorded over the region.

Began near Hope Vly (35.9793, -78.9352).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279707. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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