Thunderstorm Wind in Chatham County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 27, 2026 · Chatham County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

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 down on power lines on the 200 block of Everette Dowdy Road.

The wider storm

In a warm southwest flow regime ahead of a weak cold front, a very moist air mass combined with moderate instability and improved shear resulted in a couple of organized lines of storms with damaging winds. One moved across the far northeastern Piedmont and northern Coastal Plain, including Warren and Halifax counties, while the other affected Chatham, Moore, and Lee counties. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines in these areas.

Began near Gulf (35.5891, -79.2046).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336389. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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