North Carolina, 2025

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, February 16, 2025

February 16, 2025 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A high shear/low instability line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front caused isolated wind damage.

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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 ILM wrote it up.

A high shear/low instability line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front caused isolated wind damage.

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:17 UTC.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When
February 16, 10:20 AM EST
Where
Bladen County, 0.57 mi E of White Lake
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.650, -78.490

A personal weather station in White Lake, NC reported a wind gust of 63 mph.

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.

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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: 1230051.