Power Outage in Snow Hill, NC

Some tropical storm force wind gusts affected the early during the overnight hours. Power outages resulted from trees and powerlines that were blown down. According to the NC Department of Public Safety, some 1,732 customers were without power across the county.

Trees were knocked down on power lines on Smith Rd near Shine.

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

Widespread heavy rain and strong winds developed over the region from the morning of September 13th through the evening of September 16th. Rainfall was generally 10��� to 13��� over most of the county with a storm total of 12.50��� in Snow Hill. Due to the heavy rainfall Contentnea Creek had a preliminary 6th highest crest 18.98 feet. Gusty northeast winds developed ahead of Florence as the storm approached the coast with a peak wind gust of 39 mph west of Snow Hill at 1159 PM LST on September 13th. The gusty winds combined with saturated ground led to some downed trees with and power outages.

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

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 8.66 inches reported in Snow Hill. The heavy rainfall produced significant flash flooding with many roads washed out. Devastating river flooding developed along Contentnea Creek days after the rainfall ended. Contentnea Creek crested at 24.14 feet in Hookerton 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 and combined with saturated ground led to many downed trees with widespread power outages.

Across Greene county...winds gusted to 50 to 60 mph resulting in downed trees and power-lines with sporadic power outages. Heavy rainfall resulting in flooding of roads and low lying areas. Significant damage occurred to structures and crops.

Law enforcement reported powerlines and trees down on Sandpit Road.

This is the second segment for the tornado that originally spun up in Lenoir County. The tornado moved into Greene county just west of Highway 903. The tornado produced mainly EF0 and EF1 damage across the southern part of Greene County with damage to trees and a few homes. The tornado intensified to EF3 with winds estimated up to 160 mph southwest of Snow Hill. The tornado continued at EF3 intensity as it crossed Highway 13 just west of Snow Hill. Numerous homes and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed in this area with some almost completely flattened. Numerous vehicles were also destroyed. The strong EF3 tornado continued as it moved north of Snow Hill and severely damaged the Greene County middle school where the roof was torn off. The tornado continued to produce EF3 damage as it moved along Albriton Road where large metal power poles were bent over or completely ripped out of the ground. The tornado finally began to weaken as it passed Taylor road and dissipated near Tysons Church Road. In all about 30 million dollars of damage occurred in Greene County. There were numerous injures, 2 serious. There were no fatalities.

This is the second segment for the tornado that originally spun up in Lenoir County. The tornado moved into Greene county just west of Highway 903. The tornado produced mainly EF0 and EF1 damage across the southern part of Greene County with damage to trees and a few homes. The tornado intensified to EF3 with winds estimated up to 160 mph southwest of Snow Hill. The tornado continued at EF3 intensity as it crossed Highway 13 just west of Snow Hill. Numerous homes and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed in this area with some almost completely flattened. Numerous vehicles were also destroyed. The strong EF3 tornado continued as it moved north of Snow Hill and severely damaged the Greene County middle school where the roof was torn off. The tornado continued to produce EF3 damage as it moved along Albriton Road where large metal power poles were bent over or completely ripped out of the ground. The tornado finally began to weaken as it passed Taylor road and dissipated near Tysons Church Road. In all about 30 million dollars of damage occurred in Greene County. There were numerous injures, 2 serious. There were no fatalities.

Power pole snapped in half and power lines down on Highway 903.

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