Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- July 17, 2:03 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, 1.82 mi ESE of Bruce
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.660, -77.450
Several trees blown down off Highway 33 northwest of Greenville.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 17, 2010
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours across eastern North Carolina as an upper level disturbance crossed and interacted with a moist and unstable air mass. A few storms became severe and produced damaging winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours across eastern North Carolina as an upper level disturbance crossed and interacted with a moist and unstable air mass. A few storms became severe and produced damaging winds.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:04 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- July 17, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, 1.32 mi ENE of Old Ford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -77.050
Tree blown down near Old Ford near Highway 17.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 17, 2:56 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, 0.69 mi S of Plymouth
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.860, -76.750
Tree blown down on Highway 149 near Plymouth.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- July 17, 3:29 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, 1.83 mi ENE of Blounts Creek Statio
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.360, -76.940
Public reported tree blown down on Highway 33 just east of Blounts Creek.
What these are
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 17 to 18, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 17 to 22, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, July 17 to 18, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Missouri, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 17 to 18, 2010
- Heat in Nebraska, July 17, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 17, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 17 to 18, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 2010
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, July 17, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 2010
More
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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: 237999, 238000, 238001, 238003.