Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 18, 2026 · Wayne County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Received about twenty reports of trees and power lines down throughout the county, especially the southern and western parts of the county.

The wider storm

A cold front across the lower Ohio valley moved into North Carolina and led to the development of widespread showers and storms in the middle to late evening hours. Numerous damaging wind reports were observed.

Began near Grantham (35.2992, -78.1726).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1350343. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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