Storm reports — Wednesday, March 5, 2025

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 2 tornado reports, 0 hail reports and 147 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Mar 5, 2025 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in NC, VA, SC.

2tornado reports

0hail reports

147wind reports · peak 94 mph

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Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTC	Rating	Place	County	State	Remarks
13:34	—	4 Ssw Fairview	Union	NC	Storm survey team determined EF1 damage with estimated 90 mph peak wind. The tornado lasted about 3 minutes and was 2.24 miles long and 75 yards wide. (GSP)
19:39	—	1 Sse Allmondsville	Gloucester	VA	A NWS Storm Survey confirmed that a waterspout moved onshore near Gloucester Institute causing a brief EF0 tornado. The waterspout/tornado removed some shingles form a (AKQ)

Hail reports

None reported.

Wind reports

UTC	Gust	Place	County	State	Remarks
12:23	damage	1 Ssw Cricket	Wilkes	NC	Thunderstorm winds ripped off an awning at a Starbucks. Relayed by media. (RNK)
12:24	damage	2 Sse Little Mountain	Lexington	SC	NWS storm survey near Little Mountain found straight line wind damage near Ponderosa Road... extending sporadically northeast towards Nursery Road. Several small trees (CAE)
12:24	damage	2 Sse Moravian Falls	Wilkes	NC	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 SSE Moravian Falls with accurate time. Tree fallen over road on W Meadows Road about 1/2 mile east of NC Highway 16 S. (RNK)
12:24	damage	1 Se Moravian Falls	Wilkes	NC	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 SE Moravian Falls with accurate time. Tree fallen over S NC Highway 16 near Central Wilkes Middle School. (RNK)
12:27	damage	2 Ese Little Mountain	Newberry	SC	Utility company reported a power outage due to downed trees and power lines near the intersection of Nursey Rd. and Providence AME Church Rd. (CAE)
12:29	damage	1 Se North Wilkesboro	Wilkes	NC	Tree fell on a house on Robinson Road in North Wilkesboro North Carolina. (RNK)
12:33	damage	6 Sse Dreher Island Sp	Lexington	SC	Utility company reported a power outage caused by a downed tree on Beaver Creek Rd. near Hwy. 378. (CAE)
12:38	damage	4 E North Wilkesboro	Wilkes	NC	Report from mPING: 1-inch tree limbs broken; Shingles blown off near intersection of Clark Rd and Fishing Creek Rd. (RNK)
12:43	damage	1 W State Road	Wilkes	NC	Tree down on West Forest Drive in Pleasant Ridge in Wilkes County North Carolina. (RNK)
12:47	damage	6 N Harbison State Fore	Richland	SC	SCDPS website reported a tree in roadway near the intersection of Cedar Creek Rd. and Monticello Rd. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)
13:00	damage	Owens Field	Richland	SC	Several rail cars pushed off their track near Owens field airport. Time estimated. (CAE)
13:00	damage	2 Nnw Catawba	York	SC	Trees reported downed. (GSP)
13:00	damage	Flat Rock	Surry	NC	Power lines down. (RNK)
13:03	damage	Flat Rock	Surry	NC	Power line down and smoking. Time estimated from radar. (RNK)
13:06	damage	1 Sw Columbia	Lexington	SC	Trained spotter reported a large tree branch that was large enough to drive around on Axtell Dr. near Riverwalk. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)
13:10	damage	2 Sw Forest Acres	Richland	SC	Public reported thunderstorm wind damage associated with the passage of the squall line at this location. (CAE)
13:10	damage	Ridgeway	Fairfield	SC	Broadcast media relayed a picture of a roof covering blown off at City Gas and Fuel. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)
13:10	damage	2 S Level Cross	Surry	NC	A large tree was reported blown down along Hattie Lane. (RNK)
13:15	damage	3 Ene Flat Rock	Surry	NC	A large tree was reported blown down along the 2700 block of Pine Street. (RNK)
13:23	damage	2 N Pilot Mountain	Surry	NC	A large tree was reported blown down across Old Westfield Road... blocking both lanes of traffic. (RNK)
13:25	damage	1 E Winston-Salem	Forsyth	NC	Several trees down across the city of Winston-Salem. (RAH)
13:30	damage	2 Sse Moravian Falls	Wilkes	NC	Tree fallen over road on W Meadows Road about 1/2 mile east of NC Highway 16 S. (RNK)
13:30	damage	1 Se Moravian Falls	Wilkes	NC	Tree fallen over S NC Highway 16 near Central Wilkes Middle School. (RNK)
13:33	damage	4 Nw Pfafftown	Forsyth	NC	Trees down and power outages. (RAH)
13:36	damage	2 Ssw Fairview	Union	NC	Numerous trees and power lines down on Lawyers Rd between I-485 and US 601. Numerous trees down on Friendly Church Rd. (GSP)
13:37	damage	2 W Woolwine	Patrick	VA	A swath of small trees were snapped near Belcher Mountain Road. (RNK)
13:39	damage	Meadows	Stokes	NC	Roof off of a barn... and a metal car port was blown in the road off of Dodge town road in Walnut Cove. (RNK)
13:39	damage	2 E Meadows Of Dan	Patrick	VA	Tree down on phone line near the intersection of Jeb Stuart Hwy and Dan River Rd. (RNK)
14:00	damage	1 Wnw Bassett	Henry	VA	Tree down on Trenthill Drive near Bassett. (RNK)
14:05	damage	4 E Greensboro	Guilford	NC	Trees down and power outages. (RAH)
14:07	damage	3 Wnw Wentworth	Rockingham	NC	At least one tree blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Settle Bridge Road and Eagle Ralls Road. (RNK)
14:09	damage	1 Sw Madras	Coweta	GA	Tree down near Highway 29 and Sunny Brook. (FFC)
14:10	damage	3 S Bethany	Rockingham	NC	At least one tree blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of U.S. Highway 158 and Witty Road. (RNK)
14:10	damage	1 S Ridgeway	Henry	VA	Report of a pine tree that fell on a power line off of Marhill Drive in Henry county Virginia. (RNK)
14:10	damage	1 S Oak Level	Henry	VA	Tree down across Rockwood Park Drive. (RNK)
14:11	damage	1 Ese Summerfield	Guilford	NC	Duke energy reported power outages caused by downed trees or limbs. (RAH)
14:13	damage	1 W Wirtz	Franklin	VA	Trees and power lines down. (RNK)
14:15	damage	2 Ese Ridgeway	Henry	VA	A tree was observed blown down near the intersection of Flanigan Branch Road and Old Leaksville Road. (RNK)
14:15	damage	2 Ne Ridgeway	Henry	VA	A tree was observed blown down onto Brickhorn Drive... taking power lines down with it. (RNK)
14:18	damage	Albemarle	Stanly	NC	Trees down and power outages. (RAH)
14:20	damage	4 Ene Ridgeway	Henry	VA	Tree blocking Mitchell Road. (RNK)
14:25	damage	1 Nw Reidsville	Rockingham	NC	At least one tree blown down by thunderstorm winds on W. Harrison Street. (RNK)
14:25	damage	4 Wsw Westover Hills	Pittsylvania	VA	A tree was observed blown down onto Vandola Church Road... partially blocking traffic. (RNK)
14:40	damage	1 Ene Pleasant Garden	Guilford	NC	Tree down next to home in Pleasant Garden. (RAH)
14:44	damage	2 Nw Blairs	Pittsylvania	VA	Report from mPING: Trees uprooted or snapped; Roof blown off near the intersection of R & L Smith Dr and Hunting Hills Rd. (RNK)
14:56	damage	4 E Ringgold	Pittsylvania	VA	Tree down across the road. (RNK)
14:58	damage	4 Sse Randleman	Randolph	NC	Tree down on 2200 block of W O W Rd. (RAH)
14:59	damage	4 N Keeling	Pittsylvania	VA	Report from mPING: Trees uprooted or snapped; Roof blown off near the intersection of Coxs Store Rd and Spring Garden Rd. (RNK)
15:06	damage	6 W Alamance	Guilford	NC	Duke energy reported an outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
15:11	60 mph	1 Nne Alamance	Alamance	NC	60 mph thunderstorm wind gust at KBUY. (RAH)
15:11	damage	2 Ne Lynchburg Airport	City Of Lynchburg	VA	Thunderstorm winds blew down part of a tree and a power pole which knocked out a transformer at Liberty University. Report from WSET-TV. (RNK)
15:12	damage	2 Ese Climax	Guilford	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
15:15	damage	Siler City	Chatham	NC	Law enforcement reports multiple trees down in Chatham County including one down in Siler City. (RAH)
15:20	damage	4 Wnw Goldston	Chatham	NC	Law enforcement reports multiple trees down in Chatham County including one down in Bear Creek near old route 421. (RAH)
15:29	damage	5 Se Four Oaks	Johnston	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
15:30	damage	2 W Haw River	Alamance	NC	Tree on a residence in 2400 block of Mckinney St.... Burlington... NC. (RAH)
15:40	damage	1 Wnw Pittsboro	Chatham	NC	Law enforcement reports multiple trees down in Chatham County including Pittsboro. (RAH)
16:00	damage	3 Wsw Scottsburg	Halifax	VA	Tree down and blocking road near the intersection of James D Hagood Hwy and N Terrys Bridge Rd. (RNK)
16:13	damage	4 Sw Concord	Person	NC	Trees down and power outage. (RAH)
16:15	damage	Pinebluff	Moore	NC	Tree down at the intersection of Morgan Street and Berry Street. (RAH)
16:20	damage	5 Sw Burbank	Marion	FL	Marion County Sheriffs Office relayed a report of a large tree falling on a single family home in Silver Springs. Time of damage based on radar data. (JAX)
16:30	damage	Cameron	Moore	NC	Tree down on Bass Road. (RAH)
16:33	damage	4 N Bushy Fork	Person	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
16:52	damage	2 Nw Chula	Amelia	VA	Tree down on Route 633 in the vicinity of Dykeland Rd northwest of Chula. Time estimated. (AKQ)
16:55	damage	2 S Rubermount	Lunenburg	VA	Tree down on Rt. 723 in the vicinity of Rubermont Rd north of Victoria. Time estimated. (AKQ)
16:57	damage	2 W Monroe	Monroe	MI	Downed electrical pole reported in Monroe Twp. (DTX)
16:59	damage	1 N Chapel Hill	Orange	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
17:01	damage	6 E Youngsville	Franklin	NC	Trees down and power outages. (RAH)
17:04	damage	1 Sw Grafton	Monroe	MI	Downed electrical pole reported near W Labo & Maxwell Rds. (DTX)
17:10	damage	2 Wnw Coats Crossroads	Johnston	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
17:12	damage	6 Ssw Garner	Wake	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
17:15	damage	1 Ese Henderson	Vance	NC	Multiple trees down in Henderson including near Oxford Road and Raleigh Road. (RAH)
17:18	damage	4 Ne Rdu International	Wake	NC	Trees down in North Raleigh neighborhood from TV media. (RAH)
17:27	damage	2 Wnw Dumbarton	Henrico	VA	Large tree down near the intersection of Biscayne and Capehart Rd. Time estimated. (AKQ)
17:27	60 mph	1 Nne Longdale	Henrico	VA	Trained spotter estimated 50-60 mph wind gusts. Some outdoor furniture was overturned by the wind. (AKQ)
17:30	damage	3 Ese Raleigh	Wake	NC	Broadcast news reported a tree split and down. Time estimated based on radar. (RAH)
17:33	damage	1 Nnw Raleigh	Wake	NC	Trees down near I440 and Glenwood Dr. (RAH)
17:35	damage	1 Ene Mechanicsville	Hanover	VA	Power lines down on Route 643 in the vicinity of Brooks Hollow Park near Mechanicsville. Time estimated. (AKQ)
18:05	damage	1 Ssw Hope Mills	Cumberland	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
18:05	damage	Westwood	Hanover	VA	Tree down on Route 619 in the vicinity of Flannigan Mill Rd just west of the Hanover/New Kent county line. Time estimated. (AKQ)
18:16	damage	2 Nw St. Charles	Charles	MD	A tree was down in the West Lake area around Waldorf. (LWX)
18:23	58 mph	Daytona Beach Intl	Volusia	FL	Daytona Beach International Airport measured a peak wind gust of 58MPH/50KT from the west at 1:23 PM. (MLB)
18:30	damage	4 Ne Wendell	Wake	NC	Tree down near Gannon Avenue. (RAH)
18:45	damage	7 W Arcola	Warren	NC	Several reports of trees down... mainly in southeastern Warren County near Centerville. (RAH)
18:47	damage	1 W Palls	King William	VA	Time estimated from radar. (AKQ)
18:50	damage	2 Ene Micro	Johnston	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
19:07	64 mph	3 Se Highland Beach	Anz532	MD	A wind gust of 56 knots (64 MPH) was measured by the Thomas Point NOS sensor (TPLM2). (LWX)
19:10	damage	3 S Bailey	Wilson	NC	Tree and some property damage near the intersection of Healthy Plains Road & High Road. (RAH)
19:15	damage	1 S Roanoke Rapids	Halifax	NC	Trees down in Roanoke Rapids. (RAH)
19:20	damage	Enfield	Halifax	NC	Tree reported down in Enfield. (RAH)
19:20	damage	Oak Hill Corner	Surry	VA	Tree down near the intersection of Oak Hill and Laurel Springs Road. Time estimated. (AKQ)
19:25	damage	2 Nnw Emporia	Greensville	VA	A few trees down throughout the county. Time estimated. (AKQ)
19:30	damage	3 Ene Beautancus	Duplin	NC	Spotter reported multiple large branches down. (MHX)
19:31	damage	4 Ne Bailey	Nash	NC	Duke energy reported outage caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
19:38	damage	3 Nnw Wilson	Wilson	NC	Numerous trees down in the Airport Blvd area of Wilson. Trees reported down on Bridgers Street... Bell Street... Christopher Drive... Hart Avenue and others. Some tress (RAH)
19:40	63 mph	1 S New Hope	Wilson	NC	Multiple fences blown over in neighborhood. Wind gust measured on home weather station. (RAH)
19:41	damage	3 Ssw Red Oak	Nash	NC	Duke energy reported outage of 2000 people caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
19:45	damage	2 Nnw Worrell	Southampton	VA	Tree down on Brandy Pond Road near Capron. Time estimated. (AKQ)
19:50	damage	4 Nne Booker	Sussex	VA	Tree down on Jerusalem Plank Road in Sussex County. Time estimated. (AKQ)
19:52	damage	1 Sse Stampers	Middlesex	VA	Extensive tree damage... trees on house at residence... winds estimated at 70 to 80 mph. Time estimated from radar. (AKQ)
19:56	damage	1 W Boykins	Southampton	VA	Multiple trees down in Branchville and Boykins. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:00	damage	1 Nnw Courtland	Southampton	VA	Downed tree in Courtland. Report via social media. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:04	damage	Beulaville	Duplin	NC	Branches down and also dime size hail reported. (MHX)
20:05	damage	Macclesfield	Edgecombe	NC	Trees down in Macclesfield near Fountain Road. (RAH)
20:10	damage	Pinetops	Edgecombe	NC	Tree down in Pinetops. (RAH)
20:11	damage	2 Nnw Kinston	Lenoir	NC	Trees down along Hillman Road. (MHX)
20:12	damage	3 Ese Sandy Bottom	Lenoir	NC	Multiple trees down along Albrittons Road. (MHX)
20:12	damage	1 Ssw Kinston Regional	Lenoir	NC	Multiple trees down along Dobbs Farm Road. Time estimated by radar. (MHX)
20:12	damage	1 Ene Ivor	Southampton	VA	Large limbs and a tree down in Ivor. (AKQ)
20:15	damage	5 Nw Speed	Edgecombe	NC	Barn damaged near Lawrence. (RAH)
20:15	damage	Scotland Neck	Halifax	NC	Tree down in Scotland Neck near Rt 258. (RAH)
20:20	damage	1 Ene Bethel Church	Isle Of Wight	VA	Trees snapped along Foursquare Rd. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:24	71 mph	Johnny Mercer Pier	New Hanover	NC	NOS station on Johnnie Mercers Pier measured a sustained wind of 56 mph with a peak gust to 71 mph at 50 ft above MSL. (ILM)
20:25	damage	1 Se Five Forks	James City	VA	Tree damage with loud snapping sounds reported. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:27	damage	1 E Centerville	James City	VA	Tree down across the road blocking traffic. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:30	damage	2 Nnw Williamsburg	York	VA	Small amount of roof and siding damage at Verena at the Reserve. Strong wind lasted 20 to 30 seconds. (AKQ)
20:31	damage	2 Se Zuni	Isle Of Wight	VA	Report from mPING: 1-inch tree limbs broken; Shingles blown off. (AKQ)
20:35	59 mph	Williamsburg Airport	James City	VA	51 knot gust measured at KJGG. (AKQ)
20:40	damage	Pink Hill	Lenoir	NC	A tree fell on a house and caused ceiling damage. (MHX)
20:40	damage	1 Se Tabb	York	VA	Tree damage and a flagpole snapped. Report received via social media. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:40	damage	Yorktown	York	VA	Tree damage in Yorktown. Report received via social media. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:41	damage	3 Ene Carrollton	Isle Of Wight	VA	Trees down near the James River Bridge. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:42	damage	1 Se Tabb	York	VA	Report from mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken. (AKQ)
20:44	damage	1 Ssw Soles	Mathews	VA	Reports of multiple trees down blocking the road. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:45	damage	1 Se Allmondsville	Gloucester	VA	Reports of trees and power lines down. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:46	damage	Maysville	Jones	NC	Some very minor damage to a barn... with damage to the studs. At the same location a tree was snapped at the base. Time estimated by radar. (MHX)
20:50	damage	1 Nnw Cobbs Creek	Mathews	VA	Tree and structure damage were reported at Ginny Creek Marina. Time estimated. (AKQ)
20:50	damage	2 N Harmony Village	Middlesex	VA	Report from mPING: 1-inch tree limbs broken; Shingles blown off. (AKQ)
20:52	damage	2 E Lewiston Woodville	Bertie	NC	Power lines down on Jack Branch Road. Time estimated. (AKQ)
21:07	damage	4 E Alleghany	Alleghany	VA	Tree down on powerlines on Dunlap Creek Road. (RNK)
21:10	damage	Callao	Northumberland	VA	A couple of trees down. Time estimated. (AKQ)
21:17	damage	1 Ne Cape Carteret	Carteret	NC	A tree was blown down across the road at the intersection of Star Hill Rd and Pine Lake Rd. The time was estimated based on radar data. (MHX)
21:35	damage	3 S Havelock	Craven	NC	Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative reported limbs on powerlines on Speight Street in Havelock. (MHX)
21:35	69 mph	1 E Havelock	Craven	NC	Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 E Havelock. Measured by KNKT ASOS. (MHX)
21:39	damage	Sunbury	Gates	NC	Power lines down. Time estimated. (AKQ)
21:45	damage	Hertford	Perquimans	NC	Power lines down throughout Perquimans County. (AKQ)
21:45	damage	2 Sse Hickory	City Of Chesapeak	VA	Trees down. (AKQ)
22:06	64 mph	Harkers Island	Carteret	NC	Several personal weather stations showed thunderstorm wind gusts of 50 to 60 knots on Harkers Island. (MHX)
22:20	damage	1 W Greenbrier	City Of Chesapeak	VA	Report from mPING: 1-inch tree limbs broken; Shingles blown off. (AKQ)
22:25	damage	Ocean Pines	Worcester	MD	Several trees down in Ocean Pines. Time estimated. (AKQ)
22:42	62 mph	1 Wsw Kiptopeke State P	Northampton	VA	Buoy station KPTV2 Kiptopeke... VA. (AKQ)
22:49	damage	Ocracoke Village	Hyde	NC	911 center reported the entire island of Ocracoke is without power. Time estimated based on the peak wind gust at the Ocracoke Lighthouse. (MHX)
22:49	58 mph	2 Nnw Ocracoke Lighthou	Amz135	NC	50 knot thunderstorm wind gust at Ocracoke WeatherFlow station. (MHX)
22:49	damage	Oyster	Northampton	VA	Wind damage to the Oyster tide gauge. Time estimated from radar. (AKQ)
22:55	damage	Parksley	Accomack	VA	Tree down on a house in Parksley. Time estimated from radar data. (AKQ)
23:04	63 mph	1 Nne Frisco	Dare	NC	Frisco Woods Weatherflow. (MHX)
23:18	94 mph	Avon Pier	Dare	NC	Measured at the Avon Weatherflow. Anemometer height is 39 feet. (MHX)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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