Pender storm history

A man who was struck by lightning on June 29 while boating on the Intracoastal Waterway succumbed to his injuries and died on July 10.

Hwy 53 closed near Horse Branch Rd. Point Casell Road closed at Hwy 53. Hwy 210 impassable. Flooding was reported on Hwy 17 a few miles south of Hampstead. Hwy 50 closed on the Pender/Onslow county line. Horse Branch Rd closed near the Penderlea Hwy. Multiple rescues in Western P…

During a thunderstorm, four people took refuge under a house on Lea Island. A boy was struck by lightning and was killed. Three others were indirectly struck by lightning and were transported to the hospital. They reportedly were not seriously injured.

Numerous pine trees were blown down or snapped along a path about 100 yards wide and 300 yards long. Five mobile homes were damaged by downed trees in the Interstate Mobile Home Park and adjacent Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park. Two of these homes were knocked off of their foundatio…

On September 12th, Hurricane Warnings were issued from South Santee river to Cape Lookout...with Ophelia centered about 140 miles SSE of Myrtle Beach SC. At 11 am on the 14th...Category 1 Ophelia was centered about 25 miles southeast of Cape Fear. The large eyewall (50 miles in d…

Hurricane Bonnie moved slowly up the county coastline with the more powerful wind on the east side of the storm remaining offshore. The highest wind gust report was 98 MPH in Topsail Beach. Rainfall was around 10 inches, causing widespread flooding and the closing of many roads t…

Estimated hail up to penny size along Old River Road south of Burgaw.

Emergency Management reported a tree down at the intersection of Croomsbridge Rd and Highway 117.

Flash flooding was reported on roads near the intersection of East Church Street and North Ranking Street.

Water was reported flowing across Beatty's Bridge Road, necessitating barricades.

Report of flooding in the Maple Hill area, with one lane flooded along Highway 50, and Old Maple Hill Road impassable.

Report of 1.5 feet deep water on roadway near the Atkinson Town Hall, and a foot of water on the roadway near Stringfield St.

Report of water flowing across the roadway near Point Caswell Rd. and Rooks Rd.

Car swept off Scott Rd near Rileys Creek.

Quarter sized hail reported.

Quarter sized hail reported.

A few large tree limbs were down and dime sized hail was reported.

Wind gust to 60mph estimated in the Castle Bay golf course community.

Davis weather station at the Surf City ocean pier recorded a wind gust of 80 mph.

Peak gust measured on Surf City bridge. Sensor located near Topsail Island side, well below peak bridge elevation.

Reports that Scott Road is closed due to high water between Highsmith Road and Highway 210. Time estimated via crest unit streamflow maximum.

Pender County emergency management reported multiple trees snapped, downed power lines, and damage to residential fences near NC-210 and Harrison Creek Road.

Public reported trees down and fence damage on Cross Creek Drive near Hampstead, NC. Time estimated via radar.

Several large trees blown down in the Cross Creek subdivision. Trees have fallen through the roof of at least one home. A new power pole along NC-210 was snapped in half. Time estimated via radar.

NWS employee reported a 60 mph wind gust based and a tree down on Hoover Road in the Castle Bay area of Pender County.

NWS employee reported several trees down and across local roadways around the Ironclad Golf Course with numerous large limbs also reported.

Numerous large trees snapped near Secretariat Run off of NC-210 in Pender County.

Multiple trees snapped and blown over in the Olde Point Country Club community near Hampstead, NC.

Two feet of water on Hwy 210 near Frank Millis Rd.

Surf City Weather Flow site reported.

Tree and brush caught fire from a lightning strike along the westbound side of I-40 near exit 408. The fire was immediately contained by emergency responders.

Eight to ten inch diameter tree down on Washington Acres rd.

Several trees were blown down across the roadway about 100 yards east of highway 421 and Malpass Corner Rd.

Vinyl siding was blown off a home in the 4800 block of Malpass Corner Rd.

Nickel size hail was reported.

A tree was snapped with large limbs down in the Deerfield Community on Northline Drive.

An eight inch diameter tree was snapped. Other large limbs were down in the area.