Thunderstorm Wind — Caldwell, North Carolina

2022-05-06 · near Baton, Caldwell, North Carolina

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1029871. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.