Power Outage in Greenville, NC

Trees and powerlines were blown down in the Calico area along Highway 43 and Highway 102. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Powerlines were blown down in the Bell Arthur area. The report was via The Reflector. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Duke Energy reports power outages around the county due to trees that fell on power lines. Wind gusts were estimated up to around 50 mph.

Duke Energy reported 282 customers without power in the Grifton area. The time was estimated based on radar data.

Powerlines were blown down on 14th St between Greenville Blvd and Elm St.

Trees were blown down on power lines at Industrial Blvd and Old Creek Rd.

Trees and powerlines were blown down along Highway 102.

An EF1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Whitehurst Station Road and Highway 30, where it produced significant damage to one older building and uprooted and snapped hardwood trees. The tornado crossed Highway 30 and caused significant damage to a wood shop storage building and knocked down powerlines, while debris caused damage to two residential homes. The tornado moved across a crop field where it lifted multiple times before moving into field of trees where additional trees were knocked down and blocked the train tracks.

Widespread heavy rain and strong winds developed over the region from the afternoon of October 8th through the morning of October 9th. Rainfall was generally 7 to 11 inches over the county with a storm total of 10.74 inches reported in Farmville. The heavy rainfall produced significant flash flooding with many roads washed out. One fatality occurred when a car drove into flood waters during the early morning hours of October 9th east of Greenville. Devastating river flooding developed along the Tar River days after the rainfall ended. The Tar River crested at 24.46 feet at Greenville in major flood well above the 13 foot flood stage. Many homes and businesses were flooded and damaged with numerous roads closed for days. Gusty north winds developed on the backside of Matthew with a peak wind gust of 59 mph recorded at the Greenville Airport at 745 pm on October 8th. The gusty winds combined with saturated ground led to many downed trees with widespread power outages.

Strong winds blew down 5 power poles on Highway 11 north of Greenville near North Pitt High School.

Strong winds blew down a tree on power lines near the Bethel Community swimming pool.

Large tree and power pole blown down near Stantonsburg Road to the west of Greenville.

Pitt County 911 reported powerline poles leaning along Bell Arthur Road off Stantonburg Road.

Pitt county emergency manager reported downed powerlines with damage to a carport and barn.

The tornado spun up just south of Farmville near the intersection of Highway 258 and Highway 264A. The tornado was estimated at EF1 with winds to 90 mph as if lifted rapidly northeast through the eastern sections of Farmville. Numerous homes had significant damage mainly to roofs. Trees and power lines were blown down. The tornado began to weaken north of Farmville as it crossed Highway 264 and lifted near Wesley Church Road. About 1 million dollars of damage occurred with this tornado with 5 minor injuries.

Power lines and power poles blown down near intersection of Highway 903 and Mac Allen Road.

Several trees blown down across the county. Some of the trees knocked down power lines and did minor damage to homes.

Winds of 50-60 mph resulted in minor wind damage across the county with some trees and power lines down and sporadic power outages.

Power lines down on Old Pactolus Road.

Large trees and power lines down along Highway 43.

Power lines down between Greenville and Simpson.

Brief tornado touchdown with damage to power lines near Belvoir Crossroads.

Numerous large trees blown down closing Arlington Blvd in Greenville and knocking out power.

A very warm and humid air mass combined to produce an unstable atmosphere out ahead of a strong cold front. The front moved through the early evening, while out ahead of it, several lines of severe thunderstorms raced across Eastern North Carolina during the afternoon hours during the peak heating of the day. Multiple reports of damage to homes occurred, along with reports of trees and powerlines blown down with estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. Within a particular line of thunderstorms, a brief tornado formed and touched down in Bayview before quickly lifting as it exited the community.

A strong arctic cold front blasted through Eastern NC during the day. Strong westerly winds produced power outages across the region as widespread wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph were recorded, with some localized areas near the coast gusting as high as 60 mph. The winds peaked in the morning for inland locations, and for coastal areas in the afternoon. The strong west winds produced coastal flooding for sound side areas of the Outer Banks during the afternoon hours, with road closures on Hatteras Island, as well as the northern Outer Banks including the Manteo and Colington Island areas.

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles, becoming a hurricane on August 28. Rapid intensification occurred, and on August 31, Dorian became a Category 4 hurricane. On September 1, Dorian reached Category 5 intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, and a minimum central pressure of 910 mb (26.87 inHg) while making landfall in Elbow Cay, Bahamas. Dorian made another landfall on Grand Bahama several hours later. The ridge of high pressure steering Dorian westward collapsed on September 2, causing Dorian to stall just north of Grand Bahama for about a day. It is the strongest known tropical system to impact the Bahamas. A combination of cold water upwelling and an eyewall replacement cycle weakened Dorian to a Category 2 hurricane on the next day. On the morning of September 3, Dorian began to move slowly towards the north-northwest. Dorian subsequently completed its eyewall replacement cycle and moved over warmer waters, regaining Category 3 intensity by midnight on September 5. In the early hours of September 6, Dorian weakened to Category 1 intensity as it picked up speed and turned northeast. Dorian would pick up speed and move northeast along the North Carolina coast September 6, moving east of the Crystal Coast, clipping Cape Lookout and eventually making landfall at Cape Hatteras before making yet another landfall in Nova Scotia on September 8.||The initial impacts from Dorian actually occurred during the morning hours of September 5 when several tornadoes touched down in eastern North Carolina. The most damaging tornado occurred in Emerald Isle in Carteret County. The tornado touched down shortly after 9 AM and damaged numerous businesses and homes, including the Salty Pirate Water Park. This tornado was rated an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with estimated winds of 115 mph. As the eye of Dorian moved northeastward and clipped Cape Lookout, peak wind gusts of 110 mph were recorded at the Cedar Island Ferry Terminal, 89 mph at Fort Macon, 85 mph at Beaufort and 82 mph at Cape Lookout. Wind gusts around 100 mph were also recorded on Hatteras Island. Rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches were recorded across a broad area of Eastern North Carolina. Storm surge flooding occurred in Cedar Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island. The most severe storm surge flooding occurred in Ocracoke where several people were trapped in their attics by flooding from the 4-to-7-foot storm surge, requiring rescue by boats. People were airlifted off the island to shelters on the mainland while food and water were brought in to residents on the island. North Carolina Highway 12 along Ocracoke Island suffered significant damage from flooding. More than 190,000 North Carolina homes lost power during the storm.

An EF1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Whitehurst Station Road and Highway 30, where it produced significant damage to one older building and uprooted and snapped hardwood trees. The tornado crossed Highway 30 and caused significant damage to a wood shop storage building and knocked down powerlines, while debris caused damage to two residential homes. The tornado moved across a crop field where it lifted multiple times before moving into field of trees where additional trees were knocked down and blocked the train tracks.

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast. Rainfall ranged from 2 to 4 inches on the southern beaches to 8 to 12 inches inland. This rain led to significant flash flooding over much of eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of October 8th through the morning of October 9th. Many roads were washed out and impassable for days from the serious flash flooding. Devastating river flooding then occurred several days after Matthew as most main-stem rivers exceeded major flood levels. Strong winds of 40 to 60 mph inland and 60 to 80 mph along the coast occurred as Matthew passed offshore mainly during the evening of October 8th through the morning of the 9th. These winds led to numerous downed trees and power lines across the region with widespread power outages that lasted several days in some areas. Storm surge inundation was mainly 1 to 3 feet above ground level along the coast, however inundation of 3 to 5 feet above ground level was observed on the sound side of the Outer Banks. ||There were six confirmed fatalities across the area with five in Lenoir County and one in Pitt County. Dollar damages totals have not been completed but will likely exceed 200 million dollars with significant agricultural losses.

A strong upper level disturbance and approaching cold front combined to produce severe weather across Eastern NC during the morning hours of Feb. 16th. A strong squall line moved through the coastal plains counties producing damaging winds as a small low pressure area approached southern coastal counties from the south. The low pressure area produced widespread minor straight line wind damage across eastern parts of Carteret , Hyde, and Dare Counties with 65-85 mph measured winds. An EF1 tornado, with 110 mph estimated winds, developed east of the low, and moved across Core Banks in the Davis area of downeast Carteret County, partially destroying a fish shack along U. S. Highway 70, then moved north northeast for 4.2 miles across Open Grounds Farm downing 5 additional power poles along Nelson Bay Road before dissipating.

An arctic air mass ridging into Eastern NC supplying cold air, in conjunction with low pressure riding northeastward and just off the coastline, combined to produce a wintry mix of precipitation across the area. Precipitation fell as mix of sleet, snow, and freezing rain along and north of the highway 264 corridor, and mainly freezing rain south of that line. Only the Crystal Coast of Carteret and southern Onslow County as well as the Southern Outer Banks escaped the wintry precipitation. Freezing rain accretion of a quarter to half an inch was fairly common across the affected areas, with trees and powerlines being downed by the weight of the ice.

One of the largest tornado outbreaks ever observed across eastern North Carolina occurred during the afternoon and evening of April 16th 2011. Several powerful super-cell thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Conditions ahead of the front were favorable for tornadoes with a moderately unstable atmosphere combined with strong winds that veered with height. Altogether 12 tornadoes were reported across the Newport/Morehead City county warning area. These tornadoes combined to produce over 40 million dollars in damages. There were numerous injuries but no fatalities were reported. In addition to the tornadoes there were several reports of damaging winds and large hail.

Tropical Storm Hanna moved across eastern North Carolina during the morning hours on September 6th resulting in minor storm surge, beach erosion, and wind damage. Storm surge along the coast was estimated at 2 to 3 feet. Water levels rose 2 to 4 feet above normal along the lower reaches of the Neuse River and 4.5 feet above normal along the Pamlico River in Washington. Wind gusts near 60 mph resulted in sporadic power outages with some trees and power lines down.

Category one Hurricane Ophelia, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, approached the North Carolina coast on the 13th. The hurricane remained offshore brushing the southern coastal counties of Onslow and Carteret on the 14th and 15th. Highest winds and damages occurred across this area where winds gusted to near 100 mph, and storm surges of up to 6 feet resulted in structural damages totaling near 35 million dollars. The highest surge was reported along the lower reaches of the Neuse River in southern Craven County where water levels rose to 8 feet, during the night of the 14th. Ophelia brushed by Outer Banks Hyde and Dare counties on the 16th with hurricane force wind gusts, primarily across coastal Hyde county where minor flooding and structural damage occurred. Minor wind damage occurred across the inland counties of Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, and Craven where tropical storm force wind gusts blew shingles off roofs, and downed trees and power lines. The combination of surge from Pamlico Sound and heavy storm total rainfall, from 4 to 9 inches, resulted in the flooding of streams, roads, and lower elevations in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, and Pamlico counties.

A line of severe thunderstorms moved through much of North Carolina during the morning and early afternoon hours of March 8th. In general, Eastern North Carolina experienced straight-line wind gusts from 50 to 90 mph. A wind gust of 110 mph was recorded at Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks of Dare County where significant structural damage occurred, including the destruction of a communications tower. Sporadic to widespread wind damage occurred across the entire area with numerous trees and power lines down, and minor to significant structural damage. There was one injury in Hyde County when a mobile home was overturned and demolished by the fierce winds.

Tropical Storm Charley moved northeast across the Coastal Plains of Eastern North Carolina during the afternoon hours on August 14th. Onslow county received the most damage, with estimates over 5 million dollars, as winds gusted to near hurricane force toppling trees and power lines with structural damage to homes and businesses. Winds gusted from 60-70 mph across Inland areas near the center of the storm resulting in wind damage to structures, and damage to crops reaching into the millions. Winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph across locations across Eastern North Carolina with minor wind damage reported. Storm surge values were highest along the Onslow County coastline where a 2 to 3 foot surge was estimated, and 8 foot waves caused minor beach erosion along the south facing beaches. Water levels rose up to 2 feet across the lower reaches of the Neuse and the Pamlico Rivers, and across the Outer Banks. Storm total rainfall, estimated between 4 to 6 inches, occurred across a large part of the area resulting in freshwater flooding in 7 counties across the Coastal Plains. Five weak tornadoes were reported across the area associated with Charley with damage reported. The most significant damage related to a tornado occurred along the Outer Banks in Nags Head.

A cold front moved through producing strong damaging winds across much of the area during the late evening hours on March 7th. Wind gusts ranged from 50 to 72 miles per hour causing minor structural damage. Many trees and power lines were downed as a result of the strong winds.

Hurricane Isabel made landfall early in the afternoon on September 18th as a category two hurricane across Core Banks in extreme eastern Carteret county. Isabel moved north northwest near 20 mph across eastern North Carolina during the afternoon. Areas mainly near and east of the storm center experienced significant wind and storm surge effects. Major ocean overwash and beach erosion occurred along the North Carolina Outer Banks where waves up to 20 feet accompanied a 6 to 8 foot storm surge. Almost 350 million dollars in damage occurred in Dare county alone where several thousand homes and businesses, several piers, and sections of Highway 12 were damaged or washed away. Eastern Carteret, eastern Pamlico, southern Craven, Beaufort, and Hyde counties experienced significant storm surge damage with hundreds of homes flooded in most of these counties. The highest storm surges were experienced in the lower reaches of the Neuse River where water levels rose to as high as 10.5 feet at the mouth of Adams Creek. Storm surge values ranged from 6 to 10 feet across eastern Pamlico county with the highest water levels recorded near Oriental. A 4 to 7 foot storm surge occurred across Core Sound in eastern Carteret county, except water levels rose between 8 and 10 feet along the South River and Big Creek. Storm surge values were around 7 feet in portions of Beaufort county in Washington, and Belhaven. Virtually every business on Main Street in Belhaven was flooded with 2 to 3 feet of water. Storm surges from 2 to 6 feet occurred across Hyde county with the highest water levels recorded in Swan Quarter in the southwest part of the county where hundreds of homes and businesses flooded. Wind damage was more significant across Hyde, Washington, Tyrell, Martin, and the Outer Banks counties where wind gusts of around 100 mph occurred. Hurricane force winds resulted in structural damage to homes. Numerous trees and power lines were downed across these areas resulting in a loss of electricity for several weeks in some locations. Hurricane force winds were also experienced in parts of the inland counties of Jones, Craven, and Pitt counties during the afternoon of September 18th where inland hurricane wind warnings had been in effect for 11 hours. Other counties west of the center of the storm experienced wind gusts between 60 and 65 mph.

The coastal plain of North Carolina experienced a one two punch of winter weather on January 2nd and again on the 3rd. Snow, sleet and freezing rain blanketed inland areas with one to two inches of accumulation late on January 2nd. Gusty winds of 20 mph on the morning of the 3rd caused numerous trees and power lines to fall casing minor damage and numerous power outages. A second snow event began on the evening of the 3rd and dropped anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow across the region. Snowfall rates of over 2 inches per hour were observed in many locations. Two injuries occurred in a head- on collision between two vehicles in Pitt county due to ice covered roads.