Thunderstorm Wind in Johnston County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 15, 2019 · Johnston County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$25.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

More than forty trees were reported down, along with multiple power lines down and several homes damaged due to trees falling on them and the wind around Benson.

The wider storm

Scattered late afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms developed along a slow moving surface trough across eastern portions of central North Carolina in an unstable atmosphere. Some of the storms became severe and produced wind damage, including widespread wind damage around Benson, North Carolina.

Began near Benson (35.3900, -78.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 852815. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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