Thunderstorm Wind in Caldwell County, North Carolina

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

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public reported 10 to 20 trees, a few of them large blown down along J M Craig Road. A few of the trees were quite large and uprooted. A tree limb punctured the wall of an old sawmill.

The wider storm

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed ahead of a frontal system throughout the afternoon and evening across western North Carolina. Several of the storms produced brief large hail and damaging winds, while an EF1 tornado developed in Swain County.

Began near Baton (35.8100, -81.5600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Swain County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1029871. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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