North Carolina, 2023

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The combination of a warm front and mid level disturbance moving across the area helped to support and area of showers and isolated thunderstorms along the northward moving warm front during the early morning hours of March 27th. One storm became severe and produced wind damage in Moore County, North Carolina.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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 RAH wrote it up.

The combination of a warm front and mid level disturbance moving across the area helped to support and area of showers and isolated thunderstorms along the northward moving warm front during the early morning hours of March 27th. One storm became severe and produced wind damage in Moore County, North Carolina.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
March 27, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Moore County, 0.85 mi N of Murdocksville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.242, -79.479

A couple of trees were reported down near Murdocksville 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.

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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: 1088374.