Tropical Storm — Hoke, North Carolina

2018-10-11 · Hoke, North Carolina

Event narrative

Scotland County: Tropical storm wind gusts downed multiple trees and caused minor wind damage and scattered power outages.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Michael moved through North Carolina on Thursday, October 11th. Michael brought heavy rain and strong damaging winds to central North Carolina. While heavy rainfall of 3 to 6 inches produced minor flash flooding across the area, it was high wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph that caused the biggest problems, knocking down score of trees, leading to blocked roadways and thousands without power.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 789623. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.