High Wind in Ocracoke Island, North Carolina

High Wind December 24, 2020 · Ocracoke Island, North Carolina

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Ocracoke Weatherflow site measured the gust.

The wider storm

A strong cold front swept through Eastern NC late Christmas Eve. Periods of showers and thunderstorms accompanied the cold front, with several storms becoming severe. Strong southerly wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph and minor coastal flooding accompanied the front as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 926957. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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