Thunderstorm Wind — Union, North Carolina

2022-05-23 · near Alton, Union, North Carolina

Event narrative

Media reported trees blown down and minor damage to a house.

Wider weather episode

Lines and clusters of thunderstorms developed throughout the afternoon and evening ahead of a frontal system across the North Carolina piedmont. Several of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts, along with a couple of brief, weak tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1029946. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.