A tight pressure gradient between strong high pressure to the north and a developing low pressure system along the southeast coast resulted in strong winds across Central North Carolina. Several wind gusts of 40-45 mph were reported.
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The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
A tight pressure gradient between strong high pressure to the north and a developing low pressure system along the southeast coast resulted in strong winds across Central North Carolina. Several wind gusts of 40-45 mph were reported. This resulted in widespread downed trees.
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 Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 2, 1:50 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
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16 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down near Lake Townsend near the intersection of Denny Road and Foch Street, blocking two lanes of traffic.
Several trees were blown down in Walkertown near the intersection of Highway 66 and Highway 311.
A tree was blown down near Thomasville near the intersection of Stemp-Everhart Road and Shell Road and was blocking one lane.
Several trees were blown down near Winston-Salem near the intersection of Highway 311 and Interstate 40.
A tree was blown down near Greensboro near the intersection of Old Battleground Road and New Garden Road.
Several trees were blown down near Princeton.
Several trees were blown down across the city of Durham.
A tree was blown down near Greensboro, near the intersection of Pinecroft Road and W Meadowview Road.
Several trees were blown down across Durham, including one on a house on Revere Road. Monetary damages were estimated.
A tree was blown down near Asheboro, near the intersection of Green Farm Road and Hanner Hill Road.
A tree was blown down near Middlesex, on Aredndell Avenue.
A tree was blown down onto a power line near Roxboro, near the intersection of Semora Road and Robert Norris Road.
A couple of trees were blown down near Robbins.
Several trees were blown across the county.
A tree was blown in Greensboro near the intersection of Wendover Avenue and Holden Road.
Several trees were blown across the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, October 2015
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: 604763, 604765, 604766, 604767, 604768, 604770, 604772, 604773, 604774, 604777, 604778, 604779, 604780, 604781, 604784, 604785.