North Carolina, 2025

Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025 · NWS RAH · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

A disturbance over South Carolina led to isolated and scattered storms that tracked east-northeast into the Sandhills and eastern Piedmont of central North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours. Several wind damage reports were observed in Cumberland, Harnett, and Johnston Counties.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$24,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

A disturbance over South Carolina led to isolated and scattered storms that tracked east-northeast into the Sandhills and eastern Piedmont of central North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours. Several wind damage reports were observed in Cumberland, Harnett, and Johnston Counties.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When
July 8, 4:32 PM EST
Where
Harnett County, 0.57 mi WNW of Flat Branch
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.323, -78.889

A tree was reported down near the 3100 block of Norrington Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When
July 8, 4:35 PM EST
Where
Harnett County, 0.86 mi NW of Norrington Xrds
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.357, -78.933

A tree was reported down along Mount Olive Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When
July 8, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Harnett County, 1.15 mi S of Bunnlevel
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.303, -78.782

A tree fell on a house near the 7140 block of US highway 401 south.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
July 8, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 1.86 mi NNE of Cumberland
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.023, -78.962

A tree was reported down on Pala Verde Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
July 8, 5:05 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 1.58 mi ESE of East Fayetteville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.040, -78.845

A tree was reported down near the 1730 block of Sapona Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When
July 8, 5:21 PM EST
Where
Harnett County, 3.83 mi SSE of Erwin Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
35.270, -78.671

Trees were reported down on power lines, resulting in power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When
July 8, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Johnston County, 1.73 mi NW of Benson
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
35.400, -78.568

Trees were reported down on power lines, resulting in power outages.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1277057, 1277058, 1277060, 1277063, 1277065, 1277070, 1277068.