Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover
- When
- December 11, 1:38 AM EST
- Where
- New Hanover County, 0.61 mi WSW of (Ilm)wilmington Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.267, -77.910
Measured gust at Wilmington ASOS.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, December 11, 2023
A cold front brought strong gusty winds overnight that lead to a few power outages.
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
- 2
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 ILM wrote it up.
A cold front brought strong gusty winds overnight that lead to a few power outages.
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:39 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen
- When
- December 11, 1:50 AM EST
- Where
- Bladen County, 43.69 mi E of Kelly
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.427, -77.565
Measured gust at mesonet site in Surf City.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1152168, 1152169.