Thunderstorm Wind in Anson County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 6, 2022 · Anson County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Local emergency managers reported many trees down near the town of Wadesboro, near the 100 block of Old Highway 52 S in Anson County.

The wider storm

Strong southerly flow lifted a warm front through central North Carolina Friday afternoon, triggering multiple rounds of severe and tornadic storms producing a radar confirmed tornado near the Orange/Alamance County line and hail up to golf ball size over the southern Piedmont and Sandhills. Numerous wind reports were also noted across the Sandhills and the Northwest and Northeast Piedmont.

Began near Wadesboro Jct (34.9169, -80.0392).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Orange County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1028319. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.