Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 0.82 Miles
-- Width 100 Yards
State NORTH CAROLINA
County/Area DARE
WFO MHX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2025-05-15 18:22 EST-5
Begin Location 2NW WANCHESE
Begin Lat/Lon 35.8457/-75.65
End Date 2025-05-15 18:24 EST-5
End Location 1NNW WANCHESE
End Lat/Lon 35.8395/-75.6376
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage
Crop Damage
Episode Narrative A stalled frontal boundary produced thunderstorms, concentrated north of Highway 70, with the greatest coverage along and north of Highway 264. Several storms became severe and produced damaging winds, large hail up to tennis ball size, and an isolated tornado.
Event Narrative A brief, weak tornado touched down Thursday evening just south of Wanchese on Roanoke Island. Video of the tornado was sent to the office of a brief touchdown over the baseball fields of Pigum Walker Park. The path consisted mainly of a mix of medium and large limbs across the field. A bleacher was tossed about 10 to 15 feet into a concessions building where it then lifted toward the parking lot. The concessions building lost shingles on both the south and north side of the building, a strong indication of rotation in this area, as confirmed by the video submitted to the office. Peak wind speeds here were estimated at around 80 MPH.
A narrow and sporadic damage path continued to the southeast across Brinkly Road, and near Old Schoolhouse Road. Damage here again consisted of mainly medium sized limbs, but a few larger limbs were noted. One tree was snapped halfway up the base but were likely weaker due to disease in the middle, with winds estimated around 75 MPH.
The path continued toward the southeast on Holly Lane, where a medium, healthy tree was uprooted. Numerous medium to large branches were found all along the path. While the tree was uprooted to the south, numerous tree branches were bent back toward the right of the path (or toward the east), confirming rotation continued in this area. The damage path finally ended near E R Daniels Road, where a shed was blown over, a few more medium limbs were broken, and some horse training equipment was blown over. Winds here likely weakened to 70 MPH.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
THURMAN CRAVEN CO. NC 05/15/2025 15:10 EST-5 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MANTEO DARE CO. NC 05/15/2025 16:23 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
STOKES PITT CO. NC 05/15/2025 17:25 EST-5 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEGION BEACH TYRRELL CO. NC 05/15/2025 17:31 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLUMBIA TYRRELL CO. NC 05/15/2025 17:39 EST-5 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WASHINGTON ARPT BEAUFORT CO. NC 05/15/2025 18:10 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NAGS HEAD DARE CO. NC 05/15/2025 18:15 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WANCHESE DARE CO. NC 05/15/2025 18:22 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BLOUNTS CREEK STATIO BEAUFORT CO. NC 05/15/2025 18:52 EST-5 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K