High Wind — Western Currituck, North Carolina
2016-10-08 to 2016-10-09 · Western Currituck, North Carolina
$250K
Property damage
54 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The very strong winds downed numerous trees, some onto homes, and caused some power outages. Wind gust of 54 knots (62 mph) was measured at ONX. Other 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 663971. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.