High Wind in Alleghany, North Carolina

High Wind March 31, 2022 · Alleghany, North Carolina

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

High winds peeled back part of a metal roof on a barn in the 8000 block of Glade Valley Road near Ennice. In nearby Barrett, NC, wind equipment measured a gust of 62 mph. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

Winds increased significantly both in advance and behind a potent cold front that crossed the area the evening of the 30th into the morning of the 31st. Peak wind gusts were measured at 58 mph in Watauga County, and part a metal roof on a barn was peeled back by high winds in Alleghany County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1015814. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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