Inland Brunswick storm history

A woman was clearing brush just off of Sunny Trail NE and Old Fayetteville Road near Leland. A gust came up and snapped a diseased tree approximately 15 inches in diameter, falling on the woman and killing her.

Three to five inches of snow and sleet mix fell across inland Brunswick county, with an isolated maximum of 6 measured in Bolivia, NC.

Tropical storm force wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph associated with Hurricane Ian resulted in some downed trees and isolated downed power lines. Rainfall amounts averaged 2 to 4 inches.

Significant ice accumulations occurred due to freezing rain before sleet mixed in overnight and finishing with a brief dusting of snow. 0.1-0.25 of ice observed across the county. 0.25 reported in Longwood and Supply, with 0.1 in Leland. Several vehicle accidents from black ice a…

Multiple large trees and power lines were down throughout Brunswick County. Many large trees were uprooted. Reports of multiple structural damage in Winnabow, with a roof blown off of a house. A tree fell on top of a mobile home.

Snow began falling by afternoon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 9 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from one half inch to four inches with most of the snow falling on the northeast portion of the county. The low pressure responsible for the winter weather bombe…

Hurricane Matthew moved up the eastern seaboard, bringing very heavy rain and strong winds. Rainfall amounts ranged from four to nine inches. Most of the peak winds were near 60 mph, with a suspect gust of 86 mph at the St James Plantation. Wind gusts to hurricane strength and fl…

A wildfire started near Clemmons Road in Brunswick County due to debris burning. The wildfire covered 1578 acres, with 667 acres of timber loss. An abandoned travel trailer and mobile home trailer were destroyed. There were no injuries or evacuations.

A prolonged period of unseasonably high heat indices blanketed most of the southeastern US. Afternoon temperatures mainly between 95 and 100 combined with dewpoints in the mid 70s produced heat index values in the 105 to 110 range. The heat wave finally broke on Jun 26th with clo…

Slow moving Tropical Storm Ana produced tropical storm force winds with torrential rain for two days along the coast. Gusts to 35 kts were observed away from the coast. Rainfall amounts were from five to six inches, highest toward the coast. Two trees fell on power lines near San…

Dry fuels contributed to a fire that started in the Compass Pointe Division in Brunswick County. The fire started near railroad tracks east of post 354. The fire burned a total of 465 acres, 400 of which were woodlands. There were five homes damaged, and two structures destroyed.

Precipitation began as snow before dawn, accumulating around two tenths of an inch. The precipitation transitioned to freezing rain by late morning, with a report of a quarter inch of ice accumulation west of the town of Leland.

Hurricane Arthur moved up the eastern seaboard and became a Category 2 hurricane as it passed 40 miles to the east of Wilmington, North Carolina. The strongest wind recorded in the county was 66 mph, measured at Bald Head Island. Tropical storm force winds were experienced for ab…

Freezing rain began falling the morning of February 11th, with around a quarter inch of ice accumulation reported by late that afternoon. Driving was treacherous, with numerous power outages reported. Some residents stayed overnight at emergency shelters.

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about two tenths on an inch, and sleet accumulations in the county ranged from…

Some siding was blown off a house in Leland.

A tree was blown down, blocking one lane of Danforth Road.

A tree was blown down on NC Hwy 87 at Sandy Run Drive.

Directional flow at the surface and aloft were both from the west southwest. This contributed to heat indicies above 110 degrees for several hours on both the 26th and 27th of July. There were no reports of heat related injuries.

Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports …

Trees were blown down on the 600 block of Russtown Road.

A tree was blown down on Malmo Loop Road near Colin Mintz Road.

Even though the center of Hurricane Irene passed over 100 miles east of the coast of southeastern North Carolina, its large windfield produced tropical storm force winds for nearly 24 hours as it made its landfall near Cape Lookout. The highest recorded wind gust at the Southport…

Excessive heat advisories and warnings were issued for the region for several days toward the end of July. The heat and humidity combined to push heat indicies near 110 degrees at times during the afternoon.

Rainfall amounts continued to be meager, with most areas between eight to twelve inches below normal for the year. There were sporadic reports of localized water rationing, however most communities were still under normal water usage. Although most crops around the region were de…

Rainfall totals at the end of June were well below average for much of the region, ranging from 55 to 65 percent of normal. Crops were for the most part just beginning to stress, with no reports of widespread drought damage.