High Wind, Eastern Dare
- When
- January 17, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Dare forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
Frisco ASOS reported peak wind gust of 51 knots.
Damaging Winds and High Wind in North Carolina, January 17, 2010
Strong low pressure tracked northeast from central North Carolina across eastern Virginia during the afternoon and evening of January 17, 2010. Some strong winds impacted the coast during the early afternoon hours as the low pressure center passed to the west.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
Strong low pressure tracked northeast from central North Carolina across eastern Virginia during the afternoon and evening of January 17, 2010. Some strong winds impacted the coast during the early afternoon hours as the low pressure center passed to the west. During the evening some isolated thunderstorms ahead of a trailing cold front produced gusty winds over the coastal plain.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:44 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- January 17, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 5 mi NW of Snow Hill
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.501, -77.743
Outbuilding knocked over.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- January 17, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, Stokes
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -77.270
Structural damage to an outbuilding.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flood in California, January 17 to 22, 2010
- Winter Storm and Hail in California, January 17 to 22, 2010
- Freezing Fog in Kansas, January 17 to 18, 2010
- Flood in Washington, January 17 to 18, 2010
- Dense Fog in Illinois, January 17 to 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 17 to 18, 2010
- Winter Weather in New York, January 17 to 18, 2010
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 17 to 18, 2010
- Heavy Snow in California, January 17 to 18, 2010
- High Wind in Oregon, January 17 to 18, 2010
- High Wind in Tennessee, January 17, 2010
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 17, 2010
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, January 2010
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 210260, 210262, 210261.