A cold front draped from the Middle Atlantic into the western portions of North Carolina during the morning hours pushed east and southeast during the evening hours. Ahead of the cold front, isolated to scattered showers and storms raced ahead of the front and produced some isolated wind damage across Halifax County during the early afternoon hours.
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The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
A cold front draped from the Middle Atlantic into the western portions of North Carolina during the morning hours pushed east and southeast during the evening hours. Ahead of the cold front, isolated to scattered showers and storms raced ahead of the front and produced some isolated wind damage across Halifax County during the early afternoon hours.
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:20 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was reported down along the 700 block of Carolina Avenue.
Power lines were reported down near Clinton Street and Roanoke Avenue.
A tree was reported down along the 1000 block of Hamilton Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, April 2026
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: 1316252, 1316253, 1316254.