High Wind — Eastern Currituck, North Carolina
2016-10-08 to 2016-10-09 · Eastern Currituck, North Carolina
$250K
Property damage
61 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The very strong winds downed numerous trees, some onto homes, and caused some power outages. Some wind gusts were estimated to around 70 mph.
Wider weather episode
Post Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced very strong northeast or north winds across portions of northeast North Carolina from Saturday, October 8th into Sunday, October 9th. The very strong winds downed numerous trees, some onto homes, and caused some power outages.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 663966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.