Strong Wind — Hoke, North Carolina

2020-02-07 · Hoke, North Carolina

Event narrative

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county.

Wider weather episode

A rapidly strengthening area of low pressure tracked northeastward across the middle Atlantic states as a trailing cold front swept eastward across central NC during the morning. Behind the front very strong southwesterly winds overspread the region causing power outages and damage across central North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 879154. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.