Thunderstorm Wind in Hyde County, North Carolina

Measured 52 knot wind gust at the NWS Swanquarter meso-net.

A strong upper level disturbance and approaching cold front combined to produce severe weather across Eastern NC during the morning hours of Feb. 16th. A strong squall line moved through the coastal plains counties producing damaging winds as a small low pressure area approached southern coastal counties from the south. The low pressure area produced widespread minor straight line wind damage across eastern parts of Carteret , Hyde, and Dare Counties with 65-85 mph measured winds. An EF1 tornado, with 110 mph estimated winds, developed east of the low, and moved across Core Banks in the Davis area of downeast Carteret County, partially destroying a fish shack along U. S. Highway 70, then moved north northeast for 4.2 miles across Open Grounds Farm downing 5 additional power poles along Nelson Bay Road before dissipating.