Windy Sunday!

Power outages, downed trees, and scattered damage was reported Sunday after winds peaked on Sunday afternoon. To make matters worse, brush fires were reported all over the viewing area. In fact I-85 in Vance County was shut down when a fire reduced visibility to 0!

Here are some peak wind gusts in the area on Sunday afternoon:

• Burlington: 56mph
• Greensboro: 53mph
• Henderson: 53mph
• Rocky Mount: 53mph
• Raleigh: 47mph
• Chapel Hill: 47mph
• Smithfield: 39mph
• Pope AFB: 39mph
• Fayetteville: 37mph