Thunderstorm Wind — Anson, North Carolina

2022-04-26 · near Anson Co Arpt, Anson, North Carolina

Event narrative

One tree was reported on Morgan Sellers Road near North Carolina Highway 109.

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 1025388. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.