Thunderstorm Wind — Scotland, North Carolina
2022-04-26 · near Laurinburg, Scotland, North Carolina
$2K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Power lines were reported down along McColl Road.
Wider weather episode
A cold front crossed the mountains during the late morning then moved into the Foothills by around noon. A line of showers and thunderstorms developed along an outflow out ahead of the front in a moist and unstable airmass over the southwest Piedmont of central North Carolina and spread quickly east across the area during the afternoon into the early evening. Numerous trees were downed by wind gusts in the stronger storms.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1025380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.