A weak surface front combined with strong diurnal heating and resulted in scattered strong to severe pulse convection across the northeastern coastal plain.
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The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
A weak surface front combined with strong diurnal heating and resulted in scattered strong to severe pulse convection across the northeastern coastal plain.
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:48 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown near the city of Speed on Cutchin Farm Road near Kilquick Road. Also, a couple of trees were blown down near the city of Tarboro on Baker Street near East Northern Boulevard.
Quarter size hail was reported near the city of Whitakers by the local fire department.
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