Late on the evening of January 9, 2024, a strong cold front moved east across the Carolinas, and was accompanied by a line of severe thunderstorms. A period of strong southerly winds (not associated with thunderstorms) developed ahead of the cold front, followed by widespread strong to damaging winds associated with the line of thunderstorms. These thunderstorms produced wind gusts as high as 100 mph, caused tree and structure damage, and spawned multiple tornadoes. Since 1950, only one other time in Eastern North Carolina history has a storm system produced 3, or more, tornadoes in one event during the winter months (Dec, Jan, Feb). The last time was February 18, 2008. The strong onshore winds also led to coastal flooding, especially across the Outer Banks from Ocracoke north. In all, over 60 reports of severe weather or coastal flooding were received, and over 20 Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Warnings were issued. This event will go down as one of the more notable winter season severe weather events for Eastern North Carolina.
Severe Weather Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
427 PM EST Wed Jan 10 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 S Plymouth 35.83N 76.75W
01/09/2024 Washington NC Utility Company
Tideland Electric Cooperative relayed report
of a tree down on Morattock Rd. just south
of Plymouth. Time based on radar.
0933 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Gum Neck 35.72N 76.15W
01/09/2024 Tyrrell NC Emergency Mngr
Tyrrell County Emergency Management reported
a snapped power pole in Gum Neck. Time based
on radar.
0625 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ESE Minnesott Beach 34.97N 76.79W
01/09/2024 Pamlico NC Emergency Mngr
Pamlico Co EM reports multiple trees down,
building damage, and a tractor trailer
turned over. Time estimated by radar.
0525 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NE Sea View Pier 34.52N 77.37W
01/09/2024 Onslow NC Utility Company
Jones Onslow Electric Cooperative reported
trees on powerlines. Time based on radar.
0535 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Verona 34.67N 77.47W
01/09/2024 Onslow NC Utility Company
Jones Onslow Electric Cooperative reported
trees on powerlines in Verona. Time based on
radar.
0730 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Pollocksville 35.01N 77.23W
01/09/2024 Jones NC Emergency Mngr
Jones County Emergency Management reported
trees down in Pollocksville. Time based on
radar.
0730 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Maysville 34.92N 77.23W
01/09/2024 Jones NC Emergency Mngr
Jones County Emergency Management reported
trees down in Maysville. Time based on
radar.
1133 AM Coastal Flood Northern Ocracoke Islan 35.18N 75.79W
01/10/2024 Hyde NC Dept of Highways
NC DOT reported HWY 12 closed on Ocracoke
between the Pony Pens and the Ferry
Terminal.
0705 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 WNW Albertson 35.14N 77.90W
01/09/2024 Duplin NC Emergency Mngr
Duplin County Emergency Management observed
multiple trees down across roadway. Time
based on radar.
0715 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 South Beulaville 34.88N 77.77W
01/09/2024 Duplin NC Emergency Mngr
Duplin County Emergency Management reported
roof partially blown off, no injuries. Time
based on radar.
0730 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 W Teachey 34.77N 78.08W
01/09/2024 Duplin NC Emergency Mngr
Duplin County Emergency Management reported
a trampoline blown into powerlines. Time
based on radar.
0735 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 W Wallace 34.74N 78.01W
01/09/2024 Duplin NC Emergency Mngr
Duplin County Emergency Management reported
trees down on an apartment, partial roof
collapse. No injuries. Time based on radar.
1021 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Avon Pier 35.35N 75.50W
01/09/2024 M62 MPH Dare NC Mesonet
WxFlow gauge at Avon Pier reported a 54 knot
(62 mph) thunderstorm wind gust.
1024 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Oregon Inlet 35.79N 75.55W
01/09/2024 M58 MPH Dare NC Official NWS Obs
National Ocean Service tide gauge (ORIN7)
reported a 50 knot (58 mph) thunderstorm
wind gust.
1030 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NW Nags Head Fishing 35.99N 75.65W
01/09/2024 M67 MPH Dare NC Public
Corrected time on previous thunderstorm wind
gust report from 1 NW Nags Head Fishing
Pier. Public weather station observed a 67
mph thunderstorm wind gust.
0700 AM Coastal Flood Rodanthe 35.59N 75.47W
01/10/2024 Dare NC Dept of Highways
NC DOT reported secondary roads in and
around Rodanthe received minor ocean
overwash. Public shared photos of water
covering HWY 12.
0700 AM Coastal Flood Pea Island 35.74N 75.50W
01/10/2024 Dare NC Dept of Highways
NC DOT reported HWY 12 had a layer of blown
sand on the roadway at Pea Island with
several areas of standing water.
0839 AM Coastal Flood 1 NE Colington 36.02N 75.69W
01/10/2024 Dare NC Law Enforcement
Dare County Sheriffs Office reports water
coming across roads near Billys Seafood in
Colington.
0755 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Dover 35.22N 77.44W
01/09/2024 Craven NC Public
Emergency Management reported damage to a
gas station in Dover along HWY 70. Time
based on radar.
0820 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE Askin 35.23N 77.05W
01/09/2024 Craven NC Public
Damage to a barn and several large trees
down off of Aurora Rd.
0853 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Adams Creek 34.91N 76.71W
01/09/2024 Craven NC Utility Company
Carteret Craven Electric Cooperative
reported trees on powerlines along Adams
Creek Rd.
0840 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Indian Beach 34.69N 76.89W
01/09/2024 Carteret NC Utility Company
Carteret Craven Electric Cooperative
reported trees on powerlines at Paradise Bay
Mobile Home Park in Indian Beach.
0910 PM Tornado 1 W Harkers Island 34.70N 76.58W
01/09/2024 Carteret NC Public
NWS Storm Survey confirmed an EF0 tornado in
Harkers Island with maximum sustained winds
of 85 mph, path length of 0.14 miles, and
path width of 60 yards. No injuries were
reported.
0910 PM Tornado Harkers Island 34.69N 76.56W
01/09/2024 Carteret NC NWS Storm Survey
NWS Storm Survey confirmed an EF1 tornado in
Harkers Island with maximum sustained winds
of 100 mph, path length of 0.25 miles, and
path width of 75 yards. No injuries were
reported.
0845 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Bath 35.48N 76.81W
01/09/2024 Beaufort NC Utility Company
Tideland Electric Cooperative reported a
tree on powerlines in the Everett community
of Bath. Time based on radar.
0612 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SSE Bogue 34.69N 77.02W
01/09/2024 M62 MPH AMZ158 NC ASOS
Marine Corp Air Station Bogue Field (NJM)
observed a 54 knot (62 mph) thunderstorm
wind gust.
0851 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SW Bettie 34.77N 76.62W
01/09/2024 M56 MPH AMZ158 NC Public
WxFlow site in North River observed a 56 mph
(49 knot) thunderstorm wind gust.
1040 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 17 SSE Cape Hatteras Li 35.01N 75.46W
01/09/2024 M60 MPH AMZ154 NC Buoy
Diamond Shoals Buoy (41025) observed a 52
knot (60 mph) thunderstorm wind gust.
1018 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Whalebone 35.91N 75.59W
01/09/2024 M101 MPH AMZ150 NC Mesonet
Jennettes Pier WxFlow station reported a
gust of 88 kt.
January 9th Tornadoes
Storm Survey Results
Note: Since 1950, only one other time in Eastern NC history has 3, or more, tornadoes occurred in one event during the winter months (Dec, Jan, Feb). The last time this occurred was on February 18, 2008 (4 tornadoes occurred with that event).
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Wind Reports
...JAN 9-10, 2024 HIGHEST WIND REPORTS (75+ mph gusts in Red)... Location Speed Time/Date Provider ...North Carolina... ...Beaufort County... Washington (OCW AWOS) 48 MPH 0525 PM 01/09 AWOS NC Fire RAWS No. 4 46 MPH 0646 PM 01/09 RAWS Aurora 5.6 NE (Pamlico Aqua 42 MPH 0645 PM 01/09 NC-ECONET Bath 41 MPH 0845 PM 01/09 DAVIS ...Carteret County... Beaufort (MRH ASOS) 69 MPH 0844 PM 01/09 ASOS Cape Lookout CMAN 62 MPH 0800 PM 01/09 NDBC Bogue Field (NJM ASOS) 62 MPH 0829 PM 01/09 AWOS Fort Macon (WxFlow) 61 MPH 0905 PM 01/09 WXFLOW North River (WxFlow) 56 MPH 0851 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Beaufort 55 MPH 0820 PM 01/09 CWOP Beaufort (Duke Marine Lab) 51 MPH 0912 PM 01/09 NOS-NWLON Newport 7.5 E 48 MPH 0817 PM 01/09 CWOP Cape Carteret 0.6 E 46 MPH 0845 PM 01/09 CWOP Atlantic Beach 0.4 E 44 MPH 1045 PM 01/09 CWOP Cedar Island RAWS 43 MPH 1025 PM 01/09 RAWS Croatan RAWS 41 MPH 0848 PM 01/09 RAWS Newport 10.3 ENE 40 MPH 0901 PM 01/09 CWOP Morehead City 4.7 W 40 MPH 1200 PM 01/09 CWOP ...Craven County... New Bern (EWN ASOS) 77 MPH 0816 PM 01/09 ASOS Cherry Point (NKT ASOS) 63 MPH 0532 PM 01/09 AWOS New Bern RAWS 51 MPH 0817 PM 01/09 RAWS Havelock 0.7 NW 41 MPH 0815 PM 01/09 CWOP ...Dare County... KHK Resort (WxFlow) 64 MPH 1033 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Avon (WxFlow) 62 MPH 1022 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Oregon Inlet CG (WxFlow) 60 MPH 0926 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Rodanthe 0.6 N 59 MPH 1016 PM 01/09 CWOP Real Slick (WxFlow) 59 MPH 1013 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Oregon Inlet Marina 58 MPH 1024 PM 01/09 NOS-NWLON Oregon Inlet (WxFlow) 58 MPH 0928 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Frisco (HSE ASOS) 56 MPH 0952 PM 01/09 ASOS ECU Coastal Studies Institut 55 MPH 0740 PM 01/09 MESOWEST Nags Head 55 MPH 0544 PM 01/09 CWOP Buxton (WxFlow) 50 MPH 1021 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Dare Bomb Range RAWS 49 MPH 0948 PM 01/09 RAWS Dare Co Gnry Ran (2DP AWOS) 47 MPH 1003 PM 01/09 AWOS Manteo (MQI AWOS) 47 MPH 0750 PM 01/09 AWOS Frisco 47 MPH 0505 AM 01/10 DAVIS Buxton RAWS 46 MPH 1030 PM 01/09 RAWS Hatteras High (WxFlow) 46 MPH 1017 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Southern Shores 1.7 NNW 45 MPH 0718 PM 01/09 CWOP Kill Devil Hills 44 MPH 0515 PM 01/09 DAVIS Frisco 0.3 SW 43 MPH 0630 PM 01/09 CWOP DVI11679 43 MPH 0805 PM 01/09 DAVIS Kill Devil Hills 42 MPH 0330 PM 01/09 DAVIS Manteo 0.2 E 42 MPH 0225 PM 01/09 DAVIS Buxton 0.7 SE 40 MPH 0945 PM 01/09 CWOP Manteo 0.5 SSE 40 MPH 0755 PM 01/09 DAVIS ...Duplin County... Wallace 6.4 WNW (Williamsdal 52 MPH 0730 PM 01/09 NC-ECONET Kenansville 50 MPH 0630 PM 01/09 CWOP Wallace (ACZ AWOS) 45 MPH 0705 PM 01/09 AWOS Kenansville (DPL AWOS) 41 MPH 0505 AM 01/10 AWOS ...Hyde County... Engelhard (7W6 AWOS) 43 MPH 0930 PM 01/09 AWOS ...Lenoir County... Kinston 2.5 NNE (Cunningham 46 MPH 0515 PM 01/09 NC-ECONET Kinston (ISO AWOS) 45 MPH 0556 PM 01/09 AWOS ...Martin County... Williamston (MCZ AWOS) 46 MPH 0845 PM 01/09 AWOS ...Onslow County... Jacksonville (NCA ASOS) 78 MPH 0737 PM 01/09 AWOS Jacksonville 1.7 NNW 77 MPH 0806 PM 01/09 CWOP Richlands (OAJ AWOS) 51 MPH 0713 PM 01/09 AWOS ...Pamlico County... Oriental 1.7 NE 50 MPH 0900 PM 01/09 CWOP ...Pitt County... Greenville (PGV AWOS) 54 MPH 0605 PM 01/09 AWOS Greenville (Dowdy Ficklen St 46 MPH 0720 PM 01/09 MESOWEST Farmville 46 MPH 0530 PM 01/09 DAVIS FARMVILLE 44 MPH 0605 PM 01/09 CWOP ...Washington County... Tidewater Research Station 52 MPH 0545 PM 01/09 NC-ECONET Pocosin Lakes RAWS 52 MPH 0917 PM 01/09 RAWS Creswell 2.6 SSW 49 MPH 0945 PM 01/09 CWOP Roper 9.8 ENE 46 MPH 0645 PM 01/09 CWOP Plymouth 12.2 SSE 42 MPH 0558 PM 01/09 CWOP ...Maritime Stations... Atlantic Channel (WxFlow) 102 MPH 0926 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Jennettes Pier (WxFlow) 101 MPH 1018 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Pamlico Sound (WxFlow) 79 MPH 1002 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Ocracoke 76 MPH 0941 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Duck Pier 69 MPH 0948 PM 01/09 NOS-NWLON Diamond Buoy (41025) 67 MPH 0940 PM 01/09 NDBC Alligator River Br (WxFlow) 67 MPH 0914 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Croatan Sound (WxFlow) 65 MPH 1019 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Duck Pier 64 MPH 0648 PM 01/09 NOS-NWLON Onslow Bay Buoy (41064) 63 MPH 0708 PM 01/09 NDBC Frisco Woods (WxFlow) 60 MPH 0955 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Avon Sound (WxFlow) 55 MPH 1030 PM 01/09 WXFLOW Crab Point (Wx Flow) 48 MPH 0856 PM 01/09 WXFLOW
Pictures/Social Media
Damage to gas station at intersection of US Hwy 70 and Marshallberg Rd in Smyrna, power lines down across the road as well. @NWSMoreheadCity @ZachHolderWx #encwx pic.twitter.com/oXiXXjpUQw
— David Lilley (ENCWX) (@mesovorthunter) January 10, 2024
Askin, NC pic.twitter.com/jeasEc7Dcy
— alinks85 (@alinks85) January 10, 2024
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