North Carolina, 2025

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 27, 2025

July 27, 2025 · NWS AKQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A line of storms moved southeast across northeast North Carolina during the afternoon of July 27. These storms produced isolated damaging wind gusts.

Where it happened

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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 AKQ wrote it up.

A line of storms moved southeast across northeast North Carolina during the afternoon of July 27. These storms produced isolated damaging wind gusts.

What forecasters said that day

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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 27, 12:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 12:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 5:53 AM EST, 8 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
653 AM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

NCZ017-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>080-085-086-098-509>522-281100-
Western Currituck-Eastern Currituck-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-
Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-
Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-
Dinwiddie-Middlesex-Mathews-Virginia Beach-Western Louisa-
Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield-
Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-
Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-
Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-
653 AM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina,
central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north
central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

Scattered storms are possible this afternoon into this evening.
Damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall are the primary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Heat and humidity continues into the middle of the week with daily
heat indices of 105 to 109 degrees possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ081>084-087>090-092-093-095>097-523>525-281100-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Bertie-Chowan-
Perquimans-Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)-
Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-James City-
Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-York-
Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson-
653 AM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina,
east central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Extreme Heat Warning.

Scattered storms are possible this afternoon into this evening.
Damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall are the primary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Heat and humidity continues into the middle of the week with daily
heat indices of 105 to 109 degrees possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>024-VAZ099-100-281100-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Accomack-Northampton-
653 AM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, eastern
Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

Scattered storms are possible this afternoon into this evening.
Damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall are the primary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Heat and humidity continues into the middle of the week with daily
heat indices up to around 105 possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ025-281100-
Maryland Beaches-
653 AM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered storms are possible this afternoon into this evening.
Damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall are the primary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Heat and humidity continues into the middle of the week with daily
heat indices up to around 100 degrees possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 12:23 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 27, 1:35 PM EST, 25 minutes before
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The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Currituck

When
July 27, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Currituck County, 0.89 mi NW of Barco
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.390, -75.980

A tree fell down on a power line along NC 168 in Barco.

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

More

Every storm in North Carolina in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2025

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1285094.