Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- April 26, 4:47 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, 0.69 mi N of Toddy
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.660, -77.630
A tree was blown down. The time was estimated based on radar data.
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 26, 2022
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across central North Carolina and moved east into the Coastal Plain counties during the early evening. One storm became severe and produced isolated wind damage.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across central North Carolina and moved east into the Coastal Plain counties during the early evening. One storm became severe and produced isolated wind damage. The time was estimated based on radar data.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1013110.