Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Atlantic South

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 6, 2026 · Pamlico Sound, Atlantic South

40 mph

Measured gust (35 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gust recorded at the Ocracoke XOCR WeatherFlow Station in the Pamlico Sound as thunderstorms moved through the area.

The wider storm

A cold front tracked east across the coastal waters between the late evening hours on April fifth and the early morning hours on April sixth. As this occurred, a broken line of showers and thunderstorms along this front also tracked east across the area waters of Eastern North Carolina. A few of these thunderstorms became strong to severe in nature bringing strong and damaging wind gusts to the Pamlico Sound around midnight on April sixth.

Began near Ocracoke Ferry Terminal (35.1501, -76.0103).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1330724. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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