Power Outage in Pink Hill, NC

Thunderstorm Wind. Powerlines were blown down with possible damage to the Salvation Army building in Kinston. The time was estimated based on radar data.

June 22, 2023

Tornado. The damage path started along Plaza Boulevard at the Furniture Fair|where at least 6 large windows were bowed in or blown out. One large AC|unit on top of this store was blown off and toward the parking lot |behind the store. The damage path continued across Boy Scout Boulevard |where a wood power pole was snapped in half, about 6 feet off the |ground. From the store, through the wood power pole, damage in this area|was consistent with estimated winds of between 90 and 100 MPH, peaking |around 100 MPH near the location of the power pole. ||The damage continued across Boy Scout Boulevard, where extensive damage|occurred at the Salvation Army store. Almost the entire length of the |eastern side of the building had the wall bowed out due to the strong |winds. A dumpster, which was located across the street at the Post |Office, was blown around 100 yards to this location. Behind the store, |prior to the neighborhood on Darby Avenue, two large, healthy, pine |trees were snapped in half, about 25 feet up from the ground. Winds in |this area were estimated to be between 90 and 100 MPH. ||A narrow, concentrated path continued northeast across Darby Avenue. |While most of the damage here continued to be blown toward the |northeast or around 45 degrees, some damage to houses along Darby Avenue|pointed back toward the southwest or 220 degrees, opposite of the storm|path. Debris and damage along the path were indicative of rotation. ||Sporadic damage continued across Adkin Branch, through UNC Health Care Lenoir. |The tornado may have weakened some here as it crossed the branch |(creek), with winds estimated to be closer to 80 MPH. The damage path |crossed Airport Road, damaging a sign at the entrance to the hospital, |and then finally causing damage to large sections of the roof at a |medical building across the street. The roof was of higher quality, with|winds here estimated again between 85 and 95 MPH, or consistent with a |EF-1 tornado. More sporadic damage was found before the path ended near |the intersection of North Herritage Street and North Queen Street.||We would like to thank Lenoir County Emergency Services for their help|in conducting the survey today.

June 22, 2023

Strong Wind. Duke Energy reports power outages around the county due to trees that fell on power lines. Wind gusts were measured up to 56 mph.

December 23, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Multiple power outages reported along Strawberry Branch Road due to trees on the power lines.

July 06, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. A power pole was snapped along Bland Howell Rd. The time was estimated based on radar data.

May 23, 2022