Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- July 21, 5:48 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, 0.56 mi W of Calypso
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -78.110
Trees blown down in Calypso.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 21, 2010
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening across eastern North Carolina as the sea breeze shifted inland and interacted with a very unstable air mass. A few storms become severe producing strong winds and frequent lightning strikes.
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
- $6.0 million
- 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 and evening across eastern North Carolina as the sea breeze shifted inland and interacted with a very unstable air mass. A few storms become severe producing strong winds and frequent lightning strikes.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:46 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- July 21, 7:55 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, 1.49 mi SSW of Pink Hill Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.030, -77.740
Trees blown down and blocking Highway 11 south of Pink Hill.
Thunderstorm Wind, Craven
- When
- July 21, 8:55 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, 1.49 mi SSE of Vanceboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -77.160
Large tree limbs blown down south of Vanceboro.
Lightning, Pamlico
- When
- July 21, 9:24 PM EST
- Where
- Pamlico County, 1.13 mi E of Oriental
- Property damage
- $6.0 million
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 35.030, -76.680
House struck be lightning and burned in the River Dunes community in Oriental.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, July 21, 2010
- Flash Flood in Ohio, July 21, 2010
- Heat in Alabama, July 21 to 26, 2010
- Rip Current in Michigan, July 21, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Vermont, July 21, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 21 to 22, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, July 21 to 22, 2010
- Tornado and Flood in Connecticut, July 21, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 21, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maine, July 21, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 21, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 21, 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: 237992, 237993, 237994, 237991.