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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 50 kts. |
| State | NORTH CAROLINA |
| County/Area | LEE |
| WFO | RAH |
| Begin Date | 08/10/2008 16:39:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | NNW |
| Begin Location | COLON |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 35.53/-79.18 |
| End Date | 08/10/2008 16:39:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A weak cold front and a potent upper level trough moved into an unstable airmass over central North Carolina during the evening of August 10th. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed and some of them became severe. There were numerous reports of downed trees and up to quarter size hail. Torrential rains also caused flash flooding in Cumberland and Sampson counties during the early morning hours of August 11th. |
| Event Narrative | Trees were reported down on Amos Bridges Road north of Sanford. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ALTAMAHAW | ALAMANCE CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 15:43 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SNEADS GROVE | SCOTLAND CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 16:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COLON | LEE CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 16:39 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STOVALL | GRANVILLE CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 16:39 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| QUAIL ROOST | DURHAM CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 17:05 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BAHAMA | DURHAM CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 17:10 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MIDDLEBURG | VANCE CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 17:19 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LYONS | GRANVILLE CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 17:25 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AIRLIE | HALIFAX CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 18:08 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NORTH HENDERSON | VANCE CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 18:08 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MIDWAY | SAMPSON CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 18:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRANTHAM | WAYNE CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 19:12 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOLDSBORO | WAYNE CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 19:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CORINTH | NASH CO. | NC | 08/10/2008 | 20:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BEAVER CREEK | CUMBERLAND CO. | NC | 08/11/2008 | 01:50 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MIDWAY | SAMPSON CO. | NC | 08/11/2008 | 03:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
