Thunderstorm Wind in Richmond County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2022 · Richmond County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was reported down along North Carolina Highway 73.

The wider storm

A complex of showers and thunderstorms moved across central North Carolina during the late afternoon and evening. The line produced numerous damaging wind gusts along with marginally severe hail. One fatality occurred as the line moved through Franklin County, as a tree fell on and killed a person who was outside.

Began near Ellerbe (35.0904, -79.7647).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1041662. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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