Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 5, 2026

Name: Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 5, 2026
Start: 2026-04-05T23:40
End: 2026-04-05T23:40
Location: North Carolina

April 5, 2026 · NWS MHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A few thunderstorms moved through Eastern NC during the later evening hours of April 5th. One particular storm became severe and produced damaging straight line winds of up to 80-90 mph.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
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 MHX wrote it up.

A few thunderstorms moved through Eastern NC during the later evening hours of April 5th. One particular storm became severe and produced damaging straight line winds of up to 80-90 mph.

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 Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 5, 7:35 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 7:35 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 7:10 PM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 7:24 PM EST, 4 hours 16 minutes before

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The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:42 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pamlico

When: April 5, 11:40 PM EST
Where: Pamlico County, 0.57 mi E of Stonewall
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 35.130, -76.740

In coordination with Pamlico County Emergency Management, a survey of damage along HWY 55 in Stonewall found damage consistent with straight line winds of 80 to 90 mph. In this area, a mobile home strapped down with hurricane ties was moved 3 to 4 feet off its foundation. The ties were ripped out of the ground. The home sustained damage to siding and windows. An occupant inside the home during the storm sustained injuries. The home was blown off the foundation towards the east. A nearby home on Spain Farm Road sustained minor damage to a patio and outdoor light fixtures. The time was estimated based on observer report and radar.

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 2026 Every state in 2026 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, April 2026

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: 1329882.