High Wind in Western Dare, North Carolina

High Wind March 8, 2008 · Western Dare, North Carolina

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Peak wind gust of 66 mph measured at Alligator River Bridge.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure tracked just northwest of eastern North Carolina during the morning of March 8th. A cold front trailing the low moved offshore by early afternoon producing very gusty southwest to west winds over the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 85760. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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