Strong Wind — Wake, North Carolina

2020-10-29 · Wake, North Carolina

Event narrative

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 56 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Wake County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Wake County as a result of the strong winds.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Zeta made landfall along the Louisiana coast during the afternoon of October 28th and quickly lift off to the north and northeast, moving across the southern Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic region on October 29th while transitioning to a extra-tropical cyclone. This resulted in numerous reports of wind damage across the area, especially across the northern Piedmont of central North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 926928. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.