North Carolina, 2010

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 24, 2010

June 24, 2010 · NWS MHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed along the sea breeze in Greene County during the early evening hours.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed along the sea breeze in Greene County during the early evening hours.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 2:06 PM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:06 PM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
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The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:39 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
June 24, 5:40 PM EST
Where
Greene County, 2.9 mi WNW of Herrings Xrds
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.510, -77.750

Trees blown down with some roof damage to a mobile home on Briggs Road.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 229651.