Thunderstorm Wind in Currituck County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Currituck County, North Carolina

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mesonet station 3 miles (E) from Knotts Island measured a gust to 50 knots (58 miles per hour).

The wider storm

A strong area of low pressure occluded over the Great Lakes on March 16, pushing a strong cold front towards the region. A secondary surface low formed along the cold front across portions of western North Carolina during the afternoon of March 16 before tracking northeast into Virginia during the evening of March 16. Scattered showers and isolated severe storms occurred ahead of and along the cold front with the strongest storms along the front.

Began near Knotts Is (36.5200, -75.8700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1322919. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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