Thursday, February 11, 2010

Peak Wind Gusts from Wednesday

High winds knocked down trees and caused power outages across North Carolina on Wednesday and even created blizzard conditions in the mountains. Here's a look at peak wind gusts recorded around the state:
  • Grandfather Mountain: 95mph
  • Jefferson: 61mph
  • Cherry Point: 59mph
  • Lexington: 56mph
  • Swanquarter: 54mph
  • Ocracoke: 53mph
  • Winston-Salem: 53mph
  • Greensboro: 52mph
  • Atlantic Beach: 51mph
  • Beaufort: 51mph
  • Fort Bragg: 50mph
  • Goldsboro: 50mph
  • Manteo: 50mph
  • Jacksonville: 49mph
  • Wilmington: 49mph
  • Burlington: 48mph
  • Newport: 48mph
  • Raleigh: 48mph
  • Fayetteville: 47mph
  • Laurinburg: 47mph
  • Lumberton: 47mph
  • Rocky Mount-Wilson: 47mph
  • Asheville: 46mph
  • Cedar Island: 46mph
  • Elizabeth City: 46mph
  • Durham: 45mph
  • Southport: 45mph
  • Chapel Hill: 43mph
  • Hickory: 43mph
  • Kenansville: 43mph
  • Concord: 41mph
  • Charlotte: 41mph
  • Rockingham: 41mph
  • Elizabethtown: 40mph
  • Oxford: 40mph
  • Statesville: 40mph
  • Salisbury: 39mph

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