Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Atlantic South

Marine Thunderstorm Wind December 19, 2025 · Pamlico Sound, Atlantic South

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind Gust was measured at the Ocracoke WeatherFlow Station in the Pamlico Sound as thunderstorms were moving through the area.

The wider storm

A warm front lifted north across the waters of Eastern North Carolina during the afternoon hours of December 18th. Then as we got into the overnight hours between December 18th and 19th a coastal trough developed near the Outer Banks out ahead of an incoming cold front which was located to the west in central North Carolina at the time. Widespread showers and thunderstorms developing along this coastal trough. Some widely scattered thunderstorms become strong in nature bringing strong wind gusts to the coastal waters of the Core Banks, the offshore waters between Cape Lookout and Oregon Inlet, and portions of the Pamlico Sound.

Began near Ocracoke Ferry Terminal (35.1635, -76.0171).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1300490. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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